Ex-CBS News reporter says theres precedent for releasing full interview transcript when it came to Donald Trump
CBS News remained mum Wednesday amid mounting pressure to release the full transcript of Kamala Harris’ interview with “60 Minutes” — even as a former correspondent said there’s “precedent” for the network doing so when it came to Donald Trump.Ex-CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge — who was laid off earlier this year as she investigated the Hunter Biden laptop scandal — said the network released the full, unedited transcript of her interview with Trump when he was president in 2020.The Republican presidential candidate has demanded CBS News publish the full interview with Harris after accusations that the Tiffany Network edited her “word salad” answers during the sit-down with Bill Whitaker.“As Trump campaign calls on @60Minutes to release ‘full, unedited transcript’ of Kamala Harris interview… There is precedent,” Herridge posted on X on Wednesday.“When I interviewed then President Trump in July 2020.
@CBSNews we posted the interview transcript.This is more complete and NOT the same as a transcript of the edited TV report.” The award-winning journalist provided the link to the unedited interview on CBS News in which she grilled Trump on hot-topic issues like the COVID vaccine.“It’s about transparency and standing behind the integrity of the final edit,” Herridge said.A source close to the network said Herridge had pushed for the publication of her full transcript at the time and that it was a “special case.”CBS News declined to comment.
A spokesperson also did not reply to repeated calls and emails about whether it would release the unedited “60 Minutes” transcript from The Post.The controversy continued to swirl after a truncated version of the Democratic presidential candidate’s response to a question from Whitaker about Israel was broadcast on the “60 Minutes” episode on Monday.
Harris’ reply stood in contrast to her stammering longer answer that was aired as a promo for the interview on “Face The...