Donald Trump has spent nearly every day for two weeks making hysterical claims about CBS News and “60 Minutes” — and the former president’s efforts are ongoing. At the same time, however, he has also levied a variety of public criticisms at Fox News.
The details, however, make all the difference. Trump is furious with CBS over imagined bias; he’s simultaneously upset with Fox for not being biased enough.
To briefly summarize, the GOP nominee has accused CBS and the producers of “60 Minutes” of airing an unduly edited interview with Vice President Kamala Harris two weeks ago. Trump has come up with all kinds of bizarre elements to his conspiracy theory — at times, he has gone so far as to argue that the show “created” answers intended to make the Democrat look better — and he has made all kinds of similarly preposterous demands, insisting that “60 Minutes” be pulled from the airwaves and that CBS should lose its broadcast license.
The network has patiently explained that Trump’s claims are baseless, but as recently as Friday, the Republican presidential nominee not only reiterated his proposed punishments, he also added a new threat, saying he’s considering a lawsuit against CBS.
What would the litigation be about? On what grounds would he sue? No one knows, including Trump, because the idea of suing a broadcaster for editing an interview for length — a standard and uncontroversial move at every outlet — is bonkers.
But that’s not all Trump said on Friday. NBC News reported:








