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  "path": "/2026/05/04/the-16-million-question-if-editing-harris-was-election-interference-what-was-editing-trump/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T18:01:14.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "cbs",
    "paramount",
    "60 minutes",
    "donald trump",
    "editing",
    "election interference",
    "interviews",
    "kamala harris",
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  "textContent": "In late 2024, Donald Trump sued CBS for $10 billion claiming “election interference” because 60 Minutes had the audacity to (*gasp*) edit a Kamala Harris interview down for broadcast. The lawsuit was, on its face, ridiculous — editing interviews is protected First Amendment activity, the kind of editorial discretion that has been the entire premise […]",
  "title": "The $16 Million Question: If Editing Harris Was ‘Election Interference,’ What Was Editing Trump?"
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