President Donald Trump has as soon as once more slammed “60 Minutes” and CBS in a rant on Fact Social amid his $20 billion lawsuit over the information program’s pre-election interview with Kamala Harris.

In a put up on Sunday night time, Trump lashed out in regards to the newest “60 Minutes” episode, which featured an interview with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelesnkyy and a section in regards to the president’s curiosity in buying Greenland.

“Nearly each week, 60 Minutes, which is being sued for Billions of {Dollars} for the fraud they dedicated within the 2024 Presidential Election with their Interview of Failed Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, mentions the title ‘TRUMP’ in a derogatory and defamatory method, however this Weekend’s ‘BROADCAST’ tops all of them,” Trump wrote on Fact Social. He proceeded to say that the struggle in Ukraine “would by no means have occurred if the 2020 Election had not been RIGGED, in different phrases, if I had been President,” and mentioned the story on Greenland solid “our Nation, as led by me, falsely, inaccurately and fraudulently.”

He continued: “I’m so honored to be suing 60 Minutes, CBS Faux Information and Paramount, over their fraudulent, past recognition, reporting.”

Representatives for CBS and “60 Minutes” didn’t instantly reply to Selection‘s request for remark.

Trump sued CBS, which is owned by Paramount, a number of days earlier than the November election, alleging that the “60 Minutes” interview with Harris was deceptively edited and due to this fact violated a Texas client safety legislation. He then expanded the lawsuit earlier this 12 months, alleging an extra declare below the federal Lanham Act and looking for no less than $20 billion in damages. In March, Paramount and CBS filed two motions to throw out the lawsuit, calling it an “affront to the First Modification.” And on April 7, their attorneys filed one other movement asking the plaintiffs to supply the paperwork requested in discovery.

“Regardless of their insistence that discovery transfer ahead, Plaintiffs have proven little or no need to supply their very own paperwork, counting on unfounded objections and delay techniques,” the Paramount and CBS authorized staff mentioned.

Final week, it was reported that attorneys for Paramount World and Trump had agreed on a mediator to pursue a settlement within the go well with. In the meantime, Paramount is looking for to merge with Skydance Media, a transfer that’s nonetheless pending approval by the FCC. The company’s Trump-appointed commissioner, Brendan Carr, has mentioned that the “60 Minutes” case will likely be a consideration within the overview of the merger.

Nevertheless, in a earlier assertion, a Paramount World spokesperson mentioned that Trump’s “60 Minutes” lawsuit “is totally separate from, and unrelated to, the Skydance transaction and the FCC approval course of. We’ll abide by the authorized course of to defend our case.”

In his Fact Social put up, Trump mentioned he hopes the FCC “will impose the utmost fines and punishment, which is substantial, for his or her illegal and unlawful habits. CBS is uncontrolled, at ranges by no means seen earlier than, and they need to pay a giant value for this.”

Trump’s rant comes as he’s going through backlash for imposing tariffs on items from international locations the world over, together with as much as 145% on these from China. Although the president has argued it will defend U.S. jobs and increase manufacturing, it has despatched the world economic system right into a tailspin.