Trump sues CBS for $10B over Harris's '60 Minutes' interview

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

Former President Trump is suing CBS News over a “60 Minutes” interview it broadcast with Vice President Harris earlier this month that he and his allies have claimed was edited to cast her in a positive light.

The lawsuit, which seeks $10 billion in damages and was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas alleges the network engaged in “partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive, and substantial news distortion.”

“To paper over Kamala’s ‘word salad’ weakness, CBS used its national platform on 60 Minutes to cross the line from the exercise of judgment in reporting to deceitful, deceptive manipulation of news,” the lawsuit reads.

CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4964816-trump-sues-cbs-news-60-minutes/

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[moonshinegnomie]

1. the court should declare him a Vexatious litigant

and his attorneys sholdl be disbarred

[ColinC]

2. So if editing a candidate to make them look good costs 10 billion

Does that mean fox owes over maybe 10 trillion dollars to the Harris campaign?

[Jerry2144]

7. They owe enough to make the recent

poo tin and Russian fine of google look like pocket change

[GopherGal]

18. I would say Faux owes 10 billion dollars to each and every US citizen

for damages done to us and our fellow Americans due to misleading of American voters since 2015.

Similarly, every American should be entitled to a universal minimum income paid from the assets of Mark Burnett and his associates as punitive damages for the fraud (known as "The Apprentice&quot perpetrated on the American public.

[LymphocyteLover]

47. exactly!

[Deuxcents]

3. 10 billion? Really? Crying to his friendly judge in Texas but I don't think it'll work.

[mwooldri]

35. I don't think so either.

CBS isn't headquartered there. DJT needs to file in the correct venue for starters.

[wolfie001]

4. John Roberts fault and

all of the lazy fucks who didn't vote in 2016.

[TwilightZone]

11. Eh, I think John Roberts would have been happy had Trump never been elected.

The legacy of his court went to shit that day, and it will never recover.

That doesn't absolve him of responsibility for anything that happened after, of course.

Agree on 2016. Jill Stein is still trying to throw shit in the gears.

[wolfie001]

34. Maybe but that's because he has no spine

A la Merrick Garland. Weathervanes

[travelingthrulife]

67. He got his job by helping to steal the 2000 election for Dubya

His legacy is garbage from start to finish.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Hope to see a countersuit. This is malicious and unfounded harassment.

[SupportSanity]

6. Desperate times calling for desperate measures.

We're getting close the end.

[Easterncedar]

8. Okay. This is actually hilarious.

[hlthe2b]

9. Can you say Vexatious Litigation? I hope to hell they sanction the stupid lawyer(s) bringing this crap case.

Repeated litigation without cause is called vexatious litigation. Vexatious litigation is a legal proceeding that is brought with malice and without good cause to harass, embarrass, or cause legal expenses to the defendant. It can be a primary frivolous lawsuit or the repetitive filing of meritless motions.

Vexatious litigation is considered an abuse of the judicial process and can result in sanctions against the offender. Sanctions can include:
Payment of all attorney fees and other legal fees incurred by the defendant
Contempt of court charges
Fines
Disbarment of the lawyer or firm
Being forbidden from any further legal action
Being required to obtain prior permission from a senior judge before taking any legal action

[iluvtennis]

33. Thanks for the definition. Much appreciated. n/t

[electric_blue68]

37. TY, learn something new every day!

[LiberalFighter]

59. I hope it involves a firm

And all the attorneys are disbarred

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. Seems to me the intent is to intimidate other news organizations. Court should chastise traitortrump severely.

[UpInArms]

12. lol!

That is so hilarious!

He cannot string an entire sentence together … and is so jealous!

[TomSlick]

13. Three questions.

(1) What is the cause of action?

(2) Why is Texas the correct venue?

(3) Have Trump's lawyers read Rule 11, FRCP?

[paleotn]

23. Majority of the judges in that district are magat appointees

But it's still not going anywhere. And why just $10 billion? Why not a trillion! Such stupidity.

[mwooldri]

36. Or be like that Russian court.

Fined Google over 10 decillion US dollars.

I mean, who is DJT trying to cosplay here... Doctor Evil from the Austin Powers movies?

[Blue Owl]

14. Oh please

[wiggs]

15. Stable genius. nt

[rubbersole]

19. 🐎🍑

[Coexist]

16. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!

[thucythucy]

17. I thought the GOP was against "frivolous lawsuits."

I guess that's only the case when the people filing are working or middle class.

[rubbersole]

20. Paying 60 Minutes' lawyers should be at least 7 figures.

[getagrip_already]

21. Two words....: Fifth Circuit

Nuff said.

Nothin between this case and bankruptcy.

[C_U_L8R]

22. Hey you, sore loser !

Just hang on a few more days, then you'll really have some losing to whine about.

[PortTack]

24. "Malicious, deceptive and substantial news distortion." Fux does that every hour of every day!

[pat_k]

27. "malicious, deceptive, and substantial news distortion"

The FOX News brand.

[global1]

28. Tr**p Achieved What He Wanted To Achieve By Filing This Lawsuit Now.....

5 days before the election.

He wanted to put Harris in a bad light. As the OP says: to paper over Kamala’s ‘word salad’ weakness and to cast her in a positive light instead.

She did real well with that CBS appearance. He wanted to tarnish that in the eyes of his MAGA followers and low knowledge voters- so he "trumped up" (no pun intended) this lawsuit to say that the network engaged in “partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive, and substantial news distortion.” CBS used its national platform on 60 Minutes to cross the line from the exercise of judgment in reporting to deceitful, deceptive manipulation of news”.

As I stated above in the response title - in his mind he achieved what he wanted to - this close to the election.

After the election - I don't even think he'll even follow through with this lawsuit. I think he realizes that it is 'frivolous'. But at least he knows that by filing this lawsuit now - it will get talked about on the MSM news shows and printed in every paper in the country and passed around on social media.

I think he figures he'll get some votes out of this from low knowledge voters and people that read about the lawsuit and don't know or care who Harris is.

They probably never heard her speak so they don't know any better.

[LymphocyteLover]

30. Ah, fuck all that. He's just an asshole.

No one with a brain is going to vote based on this stupid lawsuit.

[global1]

32. He's Not After Anyone With A Brain.....

he looking for more people that are like him and have his values.

[YessirAtsaFact]

68. The suit will be withdrawn before it goes anywhere

Everyone involved knows it's bullshit.

[LymphocyteLover]

29. what a fucking clown-- should be dismissed with prejudice

[FemDemERA]

39. Immediately, before the election. But... sigh...

That’s just wishful thinking…

[Botany]

31. 10 B?

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1 word Donny Discovery.

[sinkingfeeling]

38. Can we sue Fox News for their constant lies? They've always

doctored their TSF interviews.

Hope this is immediately laughed out of court and he's fined for filing frivolous lawsuits.

[Beartracks]

40. Why would any legit lawyer do a junk case like this, knowing they can't win AND Trump won't pay them?

[oasis]

41. I gotcha 10 billion right here buddy boy.

👇uh huh, right there.

[oasis]

41. I gotcha 10 billion right here buddy boy.

👇uh huh, right there.

[oasis]

43. I gotcha 10 billion right here buddy boy.

👇uh huh, right there.

[oasis]

44. I gotcha 10 billion right here buddy boy.

👇uh huh, right there.

[oasis]

44. I gotcha 10 billion right here buddy boy.

👇uh huh, right there.

[oasis]

46. I gotcha 10 billion right here buddy boy.

👇uh huh, right there.

[Rocknation]

48. TRANSLATION: "With the presidency out of reach and his court cases on the horizon

Trump's legal bills are on the verge of wiping him out financially."


Rocknation

[HereForTheParty]

49. Thrown out in 3...2...

[TexasBushwhacker]

50. You had your chance c*cksucker n/t

[sakabatou]

51. Somone call him a $10B waaaaahmbulence!

[Ocelot II]

52. This isn't a serious lawsuit; like so many others it's performative litigation.

But it's filed in the northern district of Texas so it won't get the immediate dismissal it deserves.

[Bristlecone]

53. He's like the Russians fining Google 20 infinity

A complete clown

[VMA131Marine]

54. More details on why this isn't going anywhere

At the link

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-sues-cbs-news-60-minutes-interview/

The lawsuit does not claim Trump was defamed by the network, said Geoffrey R. Stone, a First Amendment scholar and law professor at the University of Chicago, who reviewed the complaint. Instead, the suit attempts a novel use of a Texas statute that is meant to prevent advertisers from misleading the public about a product being sold — the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act.

Stone called it a "misapplication" of the law.

"That statute is about sales — a salesperson can be held liable for stating that a product has certain positive effects when he knows it doesn't," Stone said. "But CBS is not engaged in advertising here."

[Miguelito Loveless]

55. And yet again,

every accusation is a confession.

[Klarkashton]

56. Anything to create a headline. Folks this is just

A goddamn distraction to stay on the front page.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

57. What a

[calimary]

58. He must need the money.

[AllyCat]

60. Cast in a positive light because she is a positive person.

Positive and likable in a way that he can never, ever be.

We like her. We do not like him. No one likes him for him.

Kamala is a good human.

[maxrandb]

61. Why not 100 Billion?

?feature=shared

[AverageOldGuy]

62. Why did Trump file in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas ?

Because that court is very pro-Trump. They no doubt will decide in his favor, CBS will appeal to the Not-So-Supreme Court and who knows what they will do.

[JohnSJ]

63. This has absolutely no merit, and the court should throw it out. Fox, news max and a whole bunch of right wing outlets

would be put out of business if they allow this bullshit.

All this will do is get him attention.

[mwb970]

64. Is this the sort of thing we can look forward to once he loses?

A flurry of frivolous lawsuits? Weak, Donnie. Weak.

[Blue_Roses]

65. This shows just how stupid the people

are around him. Wonder who the Einstein was that came up with this farce?

[twodogsbarking]

66. Well fuck that.

[mahina]

69. Attention whoring, apology to sex workers.

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Why not sue for eleventy-zillion?

[Emile]

70. International Man of Mystery

?si=DeNSHxxrF0EvXaDF

[kimbutgar]

71. Doesn't fox edit the video of the orange turd all the time?

Sounds like this will be thrown out as a frivolous lawsuit. This is just a desparate action of a guy with lousy that will be decimated if it goes to court against CBS Lawyers. All of the Ron age turd lawyers are second rate.

Baby is mad and still steaming over an interview that happened weeks ago.

That room he dwells in probably has a distinct ketchup smell from his throwing tantrums !

[CBHagman]

72. Won't somebody have a sentencing hearing this month?

Or am I thinking of another felon?

[lees1975]

73. Why does his whining always sound like the criticism he gets?