Donald Trump has lodged a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS before a judge who has been described by a leading Democrat as MAGA supporters’ “favorite judge in the entire country.”
Texas federal judge Matthew Kascmaryk, nominated by Trump in 2017, will hear the complaint by the former president’s legal team, which alleges “partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference” by the broadcaster.
The case was filed in the federal court in Amarillo, which covers the northern district of Texas, where Republicans have long been accused of “venue-shopping” before Kascmaryk to obtain the best result. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has denounced Republicans for taking the cases to Kascmaryk, saying he is “MAGA’s favorite judge.”
Republican presidential candidate Trump is suing CBS News over its 60 Minutes interview with his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris on October 7.
His attorneys argue in a filing Thursday that Bill Whitaker’s show featuring Harris was edited to “attempt to tip the scales in favor of the Democratic Party as the heated 2024 Presidential Election—which President Trump is leading—approaches its conclusion.”
Trump is suing for “an amount to be determined upon the trial of this action but greater than $75,000.00 and approximated at $10,000,000,000.00,” the filing states.