Former President Trump said he “believes” he will sue CBS over the “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Harris, which he said was misleadingly edited.

Trump and his allies have criticized the media for airing an abridged version of her conversation with journalist Bill Whitaker, which they say was edited to make it look good. Voters surveyed were divided on whether the interview was edited to help Harris.

“So I think I’m actually going to sue them. I think so. No, you know what, they can’t defend it, and if they do, and even if they win, it’s going to be very embarrassing,” Trump told podcast host Dan Bongino on Friday.

CBS cut portions of Harris’ response to a question about the war in Gaza in its first broadcast, but later made a full transcript of her remarks available online.

“It’s a very embarrassing moment for them, but the media isn’t pushing,” Trump told Bongino, a Trump supporter and former Fox News commentator. “It’s so bad they’re losing their license and taking ’60 Minutes’ off the air.”

The former president took to social media on Thursday to call for the release of the unedited tapes of the interview.

“In normal times, what happened at 60 Minutes (the deceptive ‘faking’ of their answers) would be THE END OF EVERY CAMPAIGN! Kamala is slow, incoherent and in no way qualified to be President of the United States. RELEASE THE WEEK OF AMERICA TAPES. We can do it the nice way or the hard way!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Earlier this month, Trump pulled out of the “60 Minutes” interview after previously agreeing to the pre-election special, CBS said.

Harris has stepped up her own attacks on Trump’s physical and mental fitness, saying her opponent appears to be exhausted on the campaign trail. After the vice president released her medical report over the weekend, she called on Trump to do the same.

Instead, his campaign pointed to two letters published by doctors who treated the former president.

According to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ overall poll, Trump remains 2.2 percentage points behind Harris nationally. However, he has seen a recent surge in key swing states, which has taken some of Harris’ momentum back.

The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign and CBS for further comment.

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