Trump Secures A Major Legal Win In $20 Billion Defamation Case Against CBS News [WATCH] |​ RVM News

President Donald Trump won a key legal victory on Tuesday after a federal judge denied a motion to dismiss his lawsuit against CBS News and Paramount Global, allowing the case to proceed.. Trump initially filed a $10 billion lawsuit in October against CBS News, accusing the network of election interference by deceptively editing a “60 Minutes” interview to benefit Vice President Kamala Harris just one month before the 2024 election.. Following the release of unedited transcripts and raw footage, Trump’s legal team amended the lawsuit, increasing the damages sought to $20 billion and adding CBS News’ parent company, Paramount Global, as a defendant.. Dennis Quaid’s #1 Warning for Americans. Additionally, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) joined the lawsuit as a plaintiff.. How do you feel President Trump is doing on the border and illegal immigration?. . Very Good. . . . . Not Good at All. Email Address (required). By completing the poll, you agree to receive emails from RVM News, occasional offers from our partners and that you’ve read and agree to our privacy policy and legal statement.. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk rejected the motion to dismiss, which was filed by CBS and Paramount, ruling that the companies’ request was moot due to the amended complaint.. “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 wrote in a court filing obtained by Fox News Digital.. CBS had argued that Texas was an improper venue for the lawsuit and had sought to have the case transferred to New York.. Kacsmaryk’s decision means the case will remain in Texas for now.. CBS and Paramount have 21 days to re-file their motion to dismiss based on the updated lawsuit.. Kacsmaryk clarified that his ruling does not weigh in on the merits of the case, stating:. “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 News has not yet commented on the ruling.. The lawsuit is unfolding as CBS faces mounting scrutiny over its handling of Harris’ interview.. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the raw transcript and footage, revealing that CBS aired two different versions of Harris’ response to “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker’s question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to the Biden-Harris administration.. In a preview clip aired on “Face the Nation,” Harris’ full response was broadcast:. “Well, Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by, or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region. And we’re not going to stop doing that. We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end.”. However, when the same question aired on “60 Minutes” the following night, CBS only included the second half of Harris’ response, omitting her earlier remarks.. “We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end,” Harris said in the edited version that aired during the prime-time election special.. Critics accused CBS of intentionally editing Harris’ remarks to remove a confusing and lengthy portion of her response, which had previously been mocked as a “word salad” by conservative commentators.. FCC Chair Brendan Carr ordered CBS to hand over the unedited transcript as part of an investigation into potential violations of the FCC’s “news distortion” policy.. CBS initially refused to release the raw transcript but complied after the FCC intervened.. As CBS News and Paramount Global face increased scrutiny, reports indicate that Paramount executives are weighing a possible settlement with Trump to avoid further legal battles.. Paramount is currently pursuing a multibillion-dollar merger with Skydance Media, and sources indicate that the company is concerned that Trump’s FCC could interfere with the deal if the lawsuit is not resolved.. Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, is reportedly in favor of settling to avoid any regulatory pushback from the Trump administration’s FCC.. With CBS and Paramount given 21 days to respond, the legal battle is expected to continue as Trump presses forward with his case.

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