ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel announced himself on Thursday as not be a fan of President Trump’s lawsuit against 60 Minutes, but whatever one thinks of the suit’s legal merits, Kimmel’s claim that the network did not deceptively edit the interview with Kamala Harris to make her look better fell flat.
Kimmel began by dreaming about using Trump’s legal arguments against him, “Trump right now is reportedly one step closer to settling the lawsuit he filed against 60 Minutes. Trump's suing CBS for $20 billion because an interview they aired with Kamala Harris caused him ‘mental anguish.’ He can sue them for mental anguish; imagine how much we could sue him for. We're going to be rich.
Moving on to the actual controversy, Kimmel recalled, “Paramount, which is CBS's parent company, reportedly offered Trump $15 million to settle the case. He said no. His lawyers want at least $25 million, and even worse, they want an apology for not doing anything wrong. If you haven't been following this, during the election, 60 Minutes did a segment with Kamala Harris, and because 60 Minutes is only 60 minutes, they edited the interview, just like they always do.”
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. Jonah Lackey
