The Center for American Rights recently filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against CBS over their blatant edits of an interview with presidential nominee Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes.

The complaint alleges a, quote, significant and intentional news distortion — a violation of FCC rules governing broadcasters' public interest obligations.

Look, this CBS News interview where they edited out Harris's real answer and put in a more focused and shorter answer, one that was probably filmed separately, is tantamount to electioneering. There's no justification for a broadcaster to provide preferential treatment in such a secretive way.

The scary part is, if this were a decade ago, if there was no internet, no rewinding television, or anything like that, 60 Minutes would have gotten away with it. And I suspect that they'll try to get away with it again, only next time they'll be smarter about it. This is not journalism. This is campaigning. The fact that a reputable show like 60 Minutes would edit an answer for a presidential nominee in that way is just ridiculous.

There is no justification for this. Hearing a candidate unfiltered in their own words is what the American people want to hear. When Kamala Harris is speaking to world leaders and is speaking to the country, she won't have the chance to hit pause and try again. If a presidential nominee can't answer a simple question posed to her by a journalist, how is she going to act in dire situations where she needs to make quick and important decisions that may affect the lives of Americans?