Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission, slammed CBS News for their conduct after the release of the unedited transcript of a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. The FCC released the raw footage and transcript CBS News sent to the agency of the October 2024 conversation with Harris that has been causing a stir ever since it first aired.
“CBS’s conduct is hard to explain,” Carr said in an interview with Fox News Digital. “On the one hand, CBS immediately released the unredacted transcript of a recent interview with Vice President Vance. Yet for months, they refused to release the one with Vice President Harris.”
He was referencing CBS News’ decision to release the transcript of “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan’s interview with Vice President JD Vance, which took place a month ago.
“The FCC has now opened up a proceeding and is seeking public comment on the News Distortion complaint. Transparency here is important. The FCC’s review will continue, and we look forward to the public’s feedback,” Carr continued.
“The raw transcript showed CBS News had aired only the first half of her response to ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Bill Whitaker’s question about Israeli