The ā60 Minutesā interview that sparked a lawsuit from President Donald Trump has received an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Edited Interview category.
The nomination was announced Thursday along with many other nods for the news show. Other nominees in that category are CBSā interviews with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and the late Pope Francis, plus NBCās interview with Celine Dion and ABCās interview with Brittney Griner, per Fox News.
āOf course itās nominated for best editing because it takes some serious talent to edit Kamalaās answer into something thatās coherent and understandable, which in the end they still failed to do,ā White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told Fox Digital, referring to Harrisās āword saladā that was aired during a preview, but appeared to be removed when the show aired.
Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS News and its parent company Paramount Global, alleging the show interfered with the 2024 presidential election in a segment involving Harris and ā60 Minutesā correspondent Bill Whitaker.
Whitaker asked Harris why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasnāt ālisteningā to the Biden administration.
A āword saladā was given as Harrisās response, which led to CBS News being criticized for attempting to save Harris from backlash in the waning hours of the election.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr told CBS News to hand over the unedited transcript to see if it violated the ānews distortionā policy.
ā60 Minutesā executive producer Bill Owens resigned last week, saying he received corporate pressure that stopped him from maintaining editorial independence.Ā