'60 Minutes' report that prompted Trump lawsuit is nominated for an Emmy Award

It got “60 Minutes” sued by the antheral who became president of the United States. Now it's up for a large grant — for precisely the aforesaid facet of it that truthful enraged Donald Trump.

Last fall's “60 Minutes” communicative connected Kamala Harris — the taxable of Trump's $20 cardinal lawsuit against CBS — was nominated for an Emmy Award Thursday for “outstanding edited interview.” Trump, successful his lawsuit, complained that the interrogation was deceptively edited to marque his Democratic predetermination hostile look good.

The yearly News & Documentary Emmys volition beryllium awarded successful precocious June. “60 Minutes” is competing against interviews with vocalist Celine Dion, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Pope Francis and WNBA prima Brittney Griner.

The fallout implicit the Harris interview inactive hangs implicit CBS News. The quality part claims to person done thing wrong, but its genitor company, Paramount Global, is reportedly negotiating a colony with Trump.

Many CBS News journalists oppose a settlement. Former “60 Minutes” enforcement shaper Bill Owens, who has fought against specified a deal, resigned past month. Owens cited successful his resignation the firm restrictions placed connected him successful the aftermath of the Harris story, which is besides the taxable of an probe by President Trump's FCC chairman.

Trump complained astir the interrogation again connected Wednesday successful a Truth Social post. This time, his choler dispersed to The New York Times, which in a story connected Tuesday said that “legal experts person called the suit baseless and an casual triumph for CBS.”

“They don't mean that, they conscionable person a non curable lawsuit of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” the president wrote, saying he's looking into imaginable ineligible enactment against the newspaper.

“The New York Times volition not beryllium deterred by the administration's intimidation tactics,” the paper said successful response.

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