Dems want FCC probe of "60 Minutes" trimming Trump Binance pardon exchange

An exchange from President Trump's interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" about accusations of corruption involving his family's crypto empire was not included in the extended version the network shared online.The big picture: The sit-down came after Trump sued and settled with the network over the program's editing of an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris and as Trump's FCC chair threatened broadcasters with claims of "news distortion."Driving the news: The portions of the roughly 90-minute interview aired on "60 Minutes" Sunday totaled around 28 minutes. An extended version released by the program was around 73 minutes long and did not include parts of the full transcript posted to CBS News' website.An accompanying editor's note said the extended version of the interview had been "condensed for clarity."Toward the end of the interview, Trump responds to an inquiry about the "appearance of corruption" surrounding his controversial pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao by telling Norah O'Donnell, "I can't say, because — I can't say — I'm not concerned. I don't — I'd rather not have you ask the question."That exchange was included in the full transcript but was omitted from the extended video on YouTube.Zoom out: Some sections of the interview that Trump suggested did not need to be included did not make it to air but were included in the extended version."60 Minutes paid me a lotta money," he said at one point. "And you don't have to put this on, because I don't wanna embarrass you, and I'm sure you're not — you have a great — I think you have a great, new leader," seemingly in reference to editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Friction point: Jonathan Uriarte, the spokesperson for the sole Democratic commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, wrote in a post that under "the standard set by the Trump FCC, this could qualify as news distortion and deserves an investigation."Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote in an early-morning post, "Maybe I should file a complaint with the FCC against the Trump White House for editing his unhinged 60 Minutes interview."CBS News did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comments.On X, FCC Chair Brendan Carr responded to Schumer by saying, "Due to the Schumer Shutdown, even your frivolous filing could not be processed by the FCC."Catch up quick: Months after Trump brought his voter interference suit, CBS parent Paramount Global agreed to pay a $16 million settlement — clearing the way for the company to merge with Skydance Media.In a statement at the time, Paramount said that "in the future, 60 Minutes will release transcripts of interviews with eligible U.S. presidential candidates after such interviews have aired, subject to redactions as required for legal or national security concerns." The company emphasized that the settlement did "not include a statement of apology or regret."Paramount Skydance has taken a number of moves signaling a rightward shift, including acquiring The Free Press. Weiss, the company's founder, is now CBS News' editor-in-chief.Go deeper: "60 Minutes" top producer resigns amid Trump lawsuit

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