Fucking insane is not even close to it....

Trump renews attacks on CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ amid mediation talks for lawsuit

The president sued the broadcast news show last year over accusations that it deceptively edited an interview with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

By Amanda Friedman

President Donald Trump is resuming his attacks on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” as his lawyers begin mediation talks with the network’s parent company over a lawsuit Trump filed last year.

Trump sued “60 Minutes” right before his 2024 election win, after accusing the newscast of misleadingly editing an interview with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

“The case we have against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount is a true WINNER,” Trump wrote to Truth Social on Wednesday. “They cheated and defrauded the American People at levels never seen before in the Political Arena.”

In his social media rant, Trump alleged that the network cut a “bad and incompetent” answer from Harris’ interview. CBS has since released the whole interview, and called the editing part of “commonplace editorial practices.”

“The bottom line is that what 60 Minutes and its corporate owners have committed is one of the most egregious illegalities in Broadcast History,” Trump said. “Nothing like this, the illegal creation of an answer for a Presidential Candidate, has ever been done before, they have to pay a price for it.”

Trump’s remarks come as the president’s lawyers are set to begin mediation discussions with Paramount, CBS News’ parent, on Wednesday over the lawsuit, The New York Times reported. Legal experts have said that the president’s case against the broadcaster is very flimsy — but a series of media and tech companies have sought to settle lawsuits after Trump won reelection.

Trump’s post also responds to the Times’ recent reporting on “60 Minutes,” saying the outlet is committing “tortious interference” with its coverage.

“The Failing New York Times, which is Fake News both in writing and polling, claims that ‘people’ said that the case is baseless,” Trump said. “They don’t mean that, they just have a non curable case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.”

The ramped up attacks also follow last week’s abrupt departure of the show’s executive producer Bill Owens, who claimed to have lost independence over the show’s direction.

CBS News’ “60 Minutes” has been a prominent target in Trump’s campaign against news organizations he’s deemed adversarial over the years, calling for the show to be canceled for “election interference.”