""He [ Trump] said, 'Make sure you guys don't cut the tape, make sure the interview is out in full,'" Leavitt told Dokoupil and his colleagues on Tuesday, minutes after they finished filming a 13-minute interview with the president. Theydiscussed Iran, grocery prices, and why Trump is suing former Fed Chair Jay Powell. "Yeah, we're doing it, yeah," Dokoupil replied, to which Leavitt responded, "He said, 'If it's not out in full, we'll sue your ass off.'""
""The NYT writes that some of the CBS staffers thought Leavitt was joking, but while you can hear some nervous chuckles in the recording, she remains silent. (Not to be that person... but can she laugh? Like, will her face physically let her?) And barring the fact that normally, it'd be incredibly alarming for an administration to be caught red-handed threatening big media, these threats feel stupidly unnecessary for CBS, which-since Weiss took over as editor-in-chief in October-has proven more than happy to become a state-sponsored news network. Last week, the outlet published a piece claiming that the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good suffered internal injuries, only citing two anonymous "US officials&"
Karoline Leavitt told CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil that Donald Trump demanded the 13-minute interview be aired in full and warned of lawsuits if the tape was cut. The recorded exchange captures Dokoupil and producers responding with nervous chuckles and acknowledgement of the threat. CBS News has shifted editorially under Bari Weiss toward a more pro-Trump posture and has published contested reporting relying on anonymous officials. The interaction raises concerns about White House pressure on media distribution decisions and about the alignment between network leadership and political interests, challenging journalistic independence and editorial standards at CBS.
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