"Yes, the president lied and blustered and then lied again. But the abiding impression conveyed by the session was the fact that it was a perfect view of the way CBS News is circling the drain. Remember when the network caved to the president to the tune of $16 million rather than fight a preposterous case regarding CBS having edited an interview with Kamala Harris?"
"NORAH O'DONNELL: This is a question about pardons. The Trump family is now perhaps more associated with cryptocurrency than real estate. You and your son-- your sons, Don Jr. and Eric, have formed World Liberty Financial with the Witkoff family. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Right. NORAH O'DONNELL: Helping to make your family millions of dollars. It's in that context that I do wanna ask you about crypto's richest man, a billionaire known as C.Z. He pled guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money laundering laws."
CBS News aired a 28-minute version of a 70-plus-minute interview with President Trump, releasing a full transcript that revealed omitted material. The network previously paid $16 million to settle a dispute over an edited Kamala Harris interview. The edited Trump broadcast removed exchanges about pardons and cryptocurrency, including questions about a billionaire known as C.Z., who pled guilty in 2023 to anti-money laundering violations. Norah O'Donnell asked about potential pardons and the Trump family's crypto ties; Trump denied knowing C.Z., labeled the prosecution a "Biden witch hunt," and argued for U.S. development of crypto to prevent it moving to China. The editing softened scrutiny and produced a less confrontational segment.
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