CBS News Scandal: Reporter's Files Seized, Biden Laptop Story Suppressed!

2025-02-27 08:06:51.184

Former CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge revealed photos of confidential files seized by the network, including sensitive reporting on COVID-19 origins and Hunter Biden. The seizure, described by Herridge as a "journalistic rape," involved four boxes weighing over 100 pounds and included her investigative work on Hunter Biden's laptop. Herridge's reporting on the laptop, including a million-dollar retainer from a Chinese energy firm, was never aired by CBS News, despite her presenting evidence to executives. The network only aired a forensic review confirming the laptop's authenticity after the 2022 midterm elections. Herridge's materials were returned after pressure from SAG-AFTRA following a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing. The incident has fueled criticism of CBS News's alleged media bias and editorial decisions, further highlighted by a lawsuit from Donald Trump against CBS and Paramount over edits to a Kamala Harris interview on "60 Minutes". Trump is seeking $20 billion in damages, and both parties have agreed to use a third-party mediator.