Overview
- Four people familiar with the discussions told Semafor the White House and CBS are exploring a sit-down with President Trump to be aired without edits.
- CBS prepared for the interview with correspondent Bill Whitaker slated to conduct it, according to the reporting.
- The White House initially eyed last week in New York during the U.N. General Assembly and the Ryder Cup, but the timing shifted because of Trump’s schedule.
- Both CBS News and the White House declined to comment on the reported talks.
- The talks come months after Paramount paid $16 million to settle Trump’s lawsuit over a Kamala Harris segment, a deal pushed during the Skydance merger that included no apology and added new transcript commitments.