“The Federal Communications Commission requested that Paramount Global hand over its footage and transcripts from an October “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris as part of its review of the company’s planned merger with Skydance Media,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The interview has prompted a personal lawsuit from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
”“FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has made it clear to Paramount executives that the agency’s review of its merger with Skydance will be tough and has said that bias accusations against Paramount’s CBS News are fair game for the agency.”