The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the unedited version of Kamala Harris’s 60 Minutes interview on Wednesday.
Last week, reports emerged that the FCC was investigating CBS for allegedly editing the interview in a misleading manner. Brendan Carr, FCC Chair under President Trump, had demanded that CBS provide the full, unedited transcript of the interview.
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CBS News responded by publishing the same transcript and video provided to the FCC, stating:
“In reporting the news, journalists regularly edit interviews for time, space, or clarity. In making these edits, 60 Minutes is always guided by the truth and what we believe will be most informative to the viewing public—all while working within the constraints of broadcast television. The full transcript shows that we edited the interview to ensure that as much of the vice president’s answers as possible were included in our original broadcast while fairly representing those answers. 60 Minutes’ hard-hitting questions of the vice president speak for themselves.”
The controversy centers on a specific question about whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was listening to the Biden-Harris administration.