There hasn’t been much, if any, good news for CBS News and their parent company of Paramount with now President Donald Trump having sued due to election interference involving an edited episode of “60 Minutes” involving now former Vice President Kamala Harris, who was at the time the replacement Democratic nominee. The lawsuit has gotten even worse for CBS News Paramount, though, as Fox News reported that Trump added another plaintiff, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), and upped the damages claim from $10 billion to $20 billion.
As Townhall has been covering, there’s been pressure for Paramount to settle, and it looks like they might be willing to do so. The pressure has gotten even higher, given that the Fox News report also mentioned a judge won’t grant a request to dismiss the case, rendering it “moot.”
Last week, CBS News released the full transcript and unedited clip of Harris’ interview, and it just makes Harris and the network look worse. Harris comes off as even more incompetent than we previously knew, which is saying something. It’s also when Trump amended the lawsuit.
Per Fox News:
Last week, Trump’s legal team amended the original lawsuit after the release of the unedited transcript and raw footage of its controversial “60 Minutes” interview. The lawsuit added CBS News’ parent company, Paramount Global, as a defendant, citing how the “60 Minutes” election special was platformed on its Paramount+ streaming service. The lawsuit added Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, as a plaintiff and increased the damages claim to $20 billion.
U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk denied a motion from CBS and Paramount seeking to dismiss for failing to state a claim and for improper venue.
“Plaintiffs add a Defendant, a Plaintiff, and a litany of factual allegations and legal claims in their Amended Complaint. Accordingly, the Motions are denied as moot,” Kacsmaryk ruled in a court filing obtained by Fox News Digital.
CBS sought to dismiss the case because it believes Texas is an improper venue, with the case being transferred from Texas to New York as an alternative. Kacsmaryk’s ruling means it will remain in Texas for the time being.
CBS and Paramount have 21 days to renew the motion to dismiss based on the amended complaint.
Kacsmaryk added, “Nothing in this Order shall be construed as a determination on the merits of either Plaintiffs’ or Defendants’ substantive arguments and claims in the Motions or Amended Complaint.”
cbs is still anti-Trump, just look at the 6:30 nightly news and you will see how they spin the facts, not telling the full story, to downgrade Trumps accomplishments