CBS News has agreed to release a full transcript of former Vice President Harris’s October interview with “60 Minutes” to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the outlet revealed Friday.
The decision came after the FCC sent a letter to CBS asking for a “full, unedited transcript” of the interview, conducted ahead of Harris’s loss to President Trump in the 2024 election. The commission also requested the camera feeds from the episode.
“We are working to comply with that inquiry as we are legally compelled to do,” CBS said in a statement Friday.
A conservative law firm filed a complaint with the FCC last year following the interview, alleging that the outlet engaged in “significant and international news distortion.” The suit, originally dismissed under the Biden administration, was reopened by agency head Brendan Carr, Trump’s pick to lead the commission.
The agency is now set to consider a slew of cases against top broadcasters — including CBS, ABC News, NBC News and Fox Corporation — which former Chair Jessica Rosenworcel dropped last week citing protection of the First Amendment.
The FCC also recently launched an investigation into public broadcasting stations NPR and PBS, alleging the outlets aired commercials that are against federal regulations.
Trump filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas against CBS over the “60 Minutes” interview, seeking $10 billion in damages. The complaint accuses the network of engaging in “partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference” and echoed the other lawsuit’s claims of extensive editing on the aired episode.
CBS denounced the accusations in the suit, filed before Trump’s election victory, pointing to his decision to pull out from a similar interview opportunity.
