Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, allegedly threatened to sue CBS News in a newly leaked audio recording. Leavitt reportedly told interviewer Tony Dokoupil that the president would sue them “all the way.”
According to a report by The New York Times, after Donald Trump finished recording with the CBS Evening News anchor on Tuesday (13), the White House press secretary allegedly made threats toward the network.
“He said: ‘Make sure you don’t cut the recording. Make sure the interview airs in full.’ He said: ‘If it’s not shown in its entirety, we will sue you all the way,’” Karoline Leavitt said in the audio.
A woman on the recording responds: “Oh, great, okay.” She was identified by The New York Times as CBS Evening News executive producer Kim Harvey.
“He always says that,” replied a man, possibly Dokoupil.
Neither Karoline Leavitt nor CBS News commented on the possible interference in the interview.
Trump and Dokoupil discussed topics ranging from the ongoing protests in Iran to the criminal investigation involving Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
+Watch Dokoupil’s interview with Donald Trump
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