Kamala’s ‘Word Salad’ Interview Gets Emmy Nomination Despite Deceptive Editing Lawsuit [WATCH]

The 2024 “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, which has been cited as the centerpiece of a $20 billion lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against CBS News, has now been nominated for an Emmy Award.

The interview, accused of being selectively edited in a way that misrepresented Harris’ original remarks, has been nominated for “Outstanding Edited Interview” at the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.

The nomination comes amid ongoing controversy, federal investigation, and legal action surrounding the segment, which aired during the final weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign.

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The Trump legal team and other critics have accused CBS of editing Harris’ answers to minimize backlash and protect her public image ahead of Election Day, calling it a form of election interference.

In the now-disputed interview, CBS correspondent Bill Whitaker asked Harris a question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his perceived disregard for U.S. policy.

A clip from a “Face the Nation” teaser showed Harris giving what critics described as a “word salad” answer.

However, during the full “60 Minutes” primetime special, the same question appeared again—this time followed by a noticeably clearer response.

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When raw footage was later released, it revealed that both clips came from a single response.

Remember Kamala’s word salad answer about Israel on 60 Minutes? It’s gone.

This is what many Americans will now see. pic.twitter.com/H4w7btDv6x

— MAZE (@mazemoore) October 8, 2024

CBS had aired different portions of the same answer in two separate broadcasts, which critics said created the impression that Harris had answered the question twice—once incoherently and once with clarity.

President Trump responded by filing a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS and its parent company Paramount Global in fall 2024.

The amount was later increased to $20 billion, with Trump alleging that CBS’s editing decisions amounted to election interference and media manipulation.

Trump’s legal team has argued that the network misled the public by protecting Harris from damaging coverage.

Earlier this year, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr opened a formal investigation into the segment, citing potential violations of the FCC’s “news distortion” policy.

Carr ordered CBS News to turn over the unedited transcript and full raw footage of the interview.

The network initially refused to release the material, prompting further criticism and fueling the ongoing inquiry.

“Of course it’s nominated for best editing because it takes some serious talent to edit Kamala’s answer into something that’s coherent and understandable,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital.

“Which, in the end, they still failed to do.”

The Emmy nomination places CBS in a difficult position.

The interview is now both the subject of federal scrutiny and legal action, and is simultaneously being recognized by the television industry’s top awards body.

The other nominees in the same category include high-profile interviews with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and WNBA player Brittney Griner.

The controversy deepened last week with the sudden resignation of “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens.

Owens, who had previously declined to comment on the Harris segment, said his departure was due to corporate interference.

CBS, owned by Paramount Global and chaired by Shari Redstone, has also faced accusations that company leadership sought to delay Trump-related stories until after the completion of a merger with Skydance Media.

Sources inside the network told Fox News Digital that the newsroom remains on edge, especially in light of the FCC investigation and the unresolved lawsuit.

Several CBS employees reportedly expressed frustration that the network had not taken public accountability for the segment’s editing decisions.

Neither CBS News nor representatives for Trump’s legal team responded to requests for comment.

The Emmy Awards ceremony is scheduled for later this year.

It remains to be seen whether the Harris interview will ultimately be awarded for its editing, even as federal regulators continue to investigate the decisions behind it.

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