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The complete interview, which is at the center of a lawsuit filed by President Trump, shows that “60 Minutes” aired a concise version of Ms. Harris’s answer on Israel.
Feb. 5, 2025Updated 4:24 p.m. ET
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday released the transcript of a “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris that has been at the center of a lawsuit between CBS and President Trump.
The transcript of the interview shows that Ms. Harris gave a lengthy answer to a question about Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister. About 21 seconds of that answer was aired in a preview of the interview on “Face the Nation.” A different seven-second part of the answer aired the next day in an episode of “60 Minutes.”
After the interview aired, Mr. Trump sued CBS in Texas, claiming that “60 Minutes” deceptively edited the interview in order to interfere with the election.
But “60 Minutes” has argued that it did nothing wrong. It’s common practice for news organizations to include an excerpt from a full interview in news articles or TV broadcasts for the sake of concision.
CBS News and the F.C.C. on Wednesday posted the interview transcript nearly simultaneously. In a statement posted on the CBS News website, the company said the transcript shows that the “60 Minutes” broadcast “was not doctored or deceitful.”
