Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr plans to put the investigation into allegedly biased editing by “60 Minutes” into high gear after CBS News hands over the full transcript of its controversial interview with Kamala Harris, The Post has learned.
Carr vowed to launch a probe following a complaint by the Center for American Rights, a conservative activist group, which argued that the long-running show favorably edited the October sit-down with the 2024 Democratic Party presidential nominee.
In an exclusive interview with The Post on Monday, Carr said: “The FCC has had a prohibition against news distortion on our books for 50 years. It applies to broadcasters but not cable. A group brought a non-frivolous complaint, so the FCC is taking the next appropriate step in adjudicating the issue.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr plans to put the investigation into allegedly biased editing by “60 Minutes” into high gear. Anadolu via Getty Images
Carr, who was appointed by Trump to lead the agency, has not ruled out taking testimony from “60 Minutes” producers and correspondent Bill Whitaker, who conducted the Harris interview, people close to the matter told the Post.
“No decision has been made about additional steps,” Carr added.
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