He said he could still win Georgia if Raffensperger would play along. I never said lock up the governor of Michigan. An edited version of the interview aired on CBS Sunday night. Trump’s ‘epic meltdown’ on 60 Minutes revealed as CBS releases full interview with president. And that's the high ideal that we all should kinda elevate ourselves to, to be noble people of high character, and patriotic, and love our country. “You’re going to get fairness, but you’re OK with some tough questions,” Stahl says. Gabriel Sterling: It's like having a shovel in your hand and trying to empty the ocean. That's a criminal, that's a criminal offense. The interview will still be broadcast on "60 Minutes" on Sunday. CBS condemned the White House for releasing the video ahead of schedule. 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Trump Releases Footage From '60 Minutes' Interview He Walked Out Of “This will be done so that everybody can get a glimpse of what a FAKE and BIASED interview is all about,” the president tweeted. Gabriel Sterling: And I finally saw one that s-- said the young man's name. One more vote than Biden's winning margin in the state. Brad Raffensperger: I guess maybe they were just trying to intimidate me and-- cajole me into something. In US news and current events today, President Donald Trump leaked the ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Lesley Stahl that he cut short. In national ads, the Trump campaign shows just a clip of the video that reveals cases filled with ballots being removed from under a table. President Trump, shown Oct, 1, called an interview he did Tuesday with CBS' "60 Minutes" a "terrible Electoral Intrusion." But, less than an hour after the boxes were stored, Sterling says the staff was told they would have to keep counting through the night. He also, I believe, you know, he has some ethical standards as a member of the bar. Scott Pelley: The president of the United States is saying, "Brad, this could be very dangerous for you.". pic.twitter.com/0plZG6a4fH, — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2020. He walked us through surveillance video that the president and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, use as their slam-dunk evidence. Mark Meadows on White House call: OK, all right. “Just be fair.”. A person briefed on the call said Mr. Trump told the investigator they would be a national hero if they found evidence of fraud. Mr. Trump repeated, 30 times, that he won the election. He learned later that the members of the House and Senate were under attack. Why would I say that? That was the tape that's been shown all over the world that makes everybody look bad. And it had a GIF of a noose slowly swinging. Brad Raffensperger told us he didn't see the bloody attack on the Capitol when it was happening because at that moment, he was busy sending Congress a 10-page point-by-point rebuttal of the president's false claims. How does Canada compare? She's a vote scammer, a professional vote scammer and hustler, Ruby Freeman. You can watch ’60 Minutes’ on Sundays at 7 p.m. They were some of the most learned people we had in our society. Here, Giuliani is explaining to Georgia state senators his selectively edited version of the video. Gabriel Sterling: I'm saying that Rudy Giuliani looked them in the eye and lied. After they edit out all the unsubstantiated crap that Trump mentions in this interview they are going to have like 3 minutes of actual footage to use lol. Researcher, Jacqueline Kalil. Brad Raffensperger: Well, I think it was obviously a veiled threat, maybe a direct threat. Trump walked off the set of the contentious 60 Minutes interview, which began with Stahl asking if he was “ready for some tough questions” after less than 40 minutes. Read more: It was really an affront to the people that founded this nation. President Donald Trump released 38 minutes of his contentious "60 Minutes" interview with Lesley Stahl on his Facebook page Thursday, calling it "fake and biased." Someone's going to get hurt. Two people. This is what they got: suitcases of ballots added in secret in Georgia…. Why a story about Joe Biden, his son Hunter and Ukraine is being blocked online. Gretchen Whitmer, who was recently the subject of a kidnapping plot. President Donald Trump’s willful disconnection from reality seems rather embarrassing. Scott Pelley: Are you saying they lied to the--. You said oh, let’s have a lovely interview.”, An aide breaks in to give Stahl a five-minute warning, but Trump seizes on the interruption and says: “I think we have enough.” He then gets up and says: “I’ll see you. By Michael M. Grynbaum and Maggie Haberman Oct. 22, 2020 President Trump made good Thursday on a threat to post unfiltered footage from a “60 … The ones that kowtow to him, that just bent over and did his bidding, and not looking into the facts, I think that's weakness. “60 Minutes” will have the last word. He also repeated his unverified claims that former president Barack Obama and former vice president Biden had spied on him. “So you don’t want to lock up Gov. The nearly 38-minute, seemingly unedited video appears to have been shot by one camera focused on Trump. It wasn't gonna happen. Watch ’60 Minutes’ Interviews With Trump, Biden, Pence & Harris. Trump often calls into Fox News shows for unscripted chats in which he is rarely challenged over his false or misleading claims. ET on Global. © 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Trump ends ’60 Minutes’ interview after receiving ‘tough questions’, WATCH: After a five-minute warning, President Donald Trump abruptly ended his interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes, complaining the entire time that he was receiving “tough questions." It was fabricated. “[Joe Biden has] never been asked a question that’s hard,” President Trump told Lesley Stahl before standing up to exit the interview. “60 Minutes” aired the interview on Sunday night. The weak Republicans, they're pathetic Republicans…. CBS News said Trump’s actions won’t change its plans for Sunday’s broadcast, when the presidential interview will air, along with a … I only need 11,000 votes. So we had two people that had passed away and we'll investigate and see if we can find out who those people were that fraudulently voted for those two dead people. Two dead--. 60 Minutes still plans to air Stahl’s interviews with Trump and Pence, as well as with Biden and Harris, this Sunday, Oct. 25 at 7:30/6:30c. Trump frequently tried to steer the conversation toward unsubstantiated allegations in a recent New York Post story about Biden and his son, Hunter. The network had planned to release both interviews on Sunday, but Trump broke the interview agreement amid claims of unfairness. Fellas, I need 11,000 votes. “60 Minutes” aired footage on Sunday of President Donald Trump abruptly ending an interview with the network after host Lesley Stahl asked a series of questions about his response to the COVID-19 pandemic and his use of social media to govern by tweet and attack his political opponents. President Trump has released his full interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, which showed the two jousting over what material … President Trump abruptly ends interview with '60 Minutes' Dozens killed and hundreds injured in Baghdad suicide blasts Dr. Gupta on Covid-19: This is the worst it's ever been Lesley Stahl’s interview with President Donald Trump will air Sunday on “60 Minutes,” despite the White House’s decision to air unedited footage of it on Facebook, CBS News … Today President Donald Trump posted the full, unedited 60 Minutes interview transcript with him and Lesley Stahl, which was set to air Sunday October 25. (CNN) On Tuesday, President Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview with Lesley Stahl of "60 Minutes" and refused to return for a second interview alongside Vice President Mike Pence. Scott Pelley: When the president was making his speech on Wednesday, inciting that mob in Washington, he complained about weak and pathetic Republicans. Want to discuss? In US news and current events today, Donald Trump made headlines after he walked out of his '60 Minutes' interview with Lesley Stahl after only 35 minutes. The president also suggested that someone tampered with Georgia's voting machines. Stahl tries to settle the interview down toward the end, but Trump interrupts her. The president cried foul about the interview on Tuesday, then teased the full conversation before releasing it on Facebook Thursday. Stahl asked Trump about his record in office, the economy, his attempts to get rid of Obamacare and his leadership on the coronavirus. I don't know what that meant, exactly, but it wasn't gonna move me off center. And anyone that's good with numbers knows you can calculate all you want, but the numbers are the numbers. Give me a break. All I want to do is this. Trump walks out of interview with 60 Minutes: 'I think we have enough' ‘That’s no way to talk’: Trump posts video showing him abruptly ending 60 Minutes interview. Gabriel Sterling: They came back at 0.1053% off in the total number of ballots, and 0.0099% off the margin, which is incredibly close. A week ago, Saturday, Georgia's top election official, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spent an hour on the phone listening to the president lie and threaten. On Thursday, Donald Trump released a video from a coming interview that is set to air on Sunday with 60 Minutes.For days the president had claimed that he … Scott Pelley: Now that we saw the mob attack the Capitol, is that what you meant? Gretchen Whitmer. People need to go back and read their history books. President Donald Trump has made good on his promise to release what he has called the "full, unedited preview of the vicious attempted "takeout" interview" with 60 Minutes Lesley Stahl. But there was no substance to what he was saying. Biden, who has not been running the country for the last four years, spoke to CBS in a separate interview. That's a big risk to you and to Ryan, your lawyer, and that's a big risk. I would never say that. Because you know what they did and you're not reporting it. The American 60 Minutes has aired its duelling interviews with presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden, scrutinising both men and their plans for the next four years. Scott Pelley: The president said in the call that 5,000 Georgians voted in the name of dead people. But the White House kept insisting. Trump campaign ad: America deserved an honest election. So, the ballots were pulled out and counted. President Donald Trump abruptly ended a solo interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" Tuesday and did not return for an appearance he was supposed to tape … "Very costly"? Sterling news conference: Mr. President... Five weeks ago, Gabriel Sterling addressed this directly to the president. “You’re gonna be fair,” Trump says. Trump’s ‘epic meltdown’ on 60 Minutes revealed as CBS releases full interview with president. “I don’t mind that, but when you set up the interview you didn’t say that. President Trump on Wednesday: No, it's amazing. Produced by Henry Schuster. Even Raffensperger was threatened by the president who said the Georgia secretary of state was culpable in the fantasy fraud. By Nick Visser and Nina Golgowski. President Donald Trump abruptly ended a solo interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" Tuesday and did not return for an appearance he was supposed to tape … I know they weren't perfect men, but they were great people. President Trump released this recording on Thursday morning of an interview he did with "60 Minutes" host Leslie Stahl ahead of the interview's Sunday air date. “I’m going to be fair, but last time I remember you saying to me, ‘Bring it on,’” Stahl says. Trump's phone call with Brad Raffensperger, Ga. election officials receive death threats, California Privacy/Information We Collect. Filed Under: 60 Minutes. President Donald Trump has posted full, unedited interviews that he and the vice president did with “60 Minutes” on Facebook before the show’s scheduled broadcast this weekend Please read our Commenting Policy first. Gabriel Sterling showed us that Rudy Giuliani was right, you don't have to be a genius to figure out what happened, when you look at all of the video. Rudy Giuliani to Georgia state senators: When you look at what you saw on the video, which to me was a smoking gun, powerful smoking gun, well, I don't have to be a genius to figure out what happened. Last weekend, President Trump called Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, imploring him with veiled threats and lies to change the outcome of the November election. But no evidence was found that would change the outcome of the election. Brad Raffensperger: I believe I said, "Well, Mr. President, the challenge that you have is that you have bad data. FBI foils plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. President Trump on White House call: And we won the House, but we won every single statehouse and we won Congress. Sterling says the election workers were told before 10 o'clock election night that they would be going home and would finish the count the next day. Our data shows that you did not win the race." You know, we had some great founders. After several testy exchanges, Stahl asked Trump why he encouraged a “lock her up” chant targeting Michigan Gov. “You brought up a lot of subjects that were inappropriately brought up.”. He repeatedly denied some of his past comments and frequently compared his interview to ones conducted with Joe Biden, his Democratic opponent. Trump then affects a different voice to quote Stahl’s interview setup. Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. Still, on the call with the Georgia secretary of state, Mr. Trump badgered Raffensperger with fantasies of criminality. Raffensperger talks to Scott Pelley about why he didn't give in. Trump is headed to Nashville, Tenn., for a debate. Gretchen Whitmer, Rudy Giuliani calls ‘Borat 2’ scene depiction a ‘hit job,’ denies wrongdoing, You can watch ’60 Minutes’ on Sundays at 7 p.m. Gabriel Sterling, also a Republican, and a Trump voter, is the chief operating officer for the secretary of state. And it was actually left as the gospel truth, and it wasn't. The video Trump leaked includes the opening moments when Stahl actually mentioned her tough questions. And it's going to be very costly in many ways. “Look at the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS,” Trump claimed in his link to the video. That's exactly what I meant. Read the full transcript here. Sterling news conference: What you don't have the ability to do, and you need to step up and say this, is stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence. Edited by Michael Mongulla. Associate producer, Sarah Turcotte. Brad Raffensperger had declined to take the president's call. Scott Pelley: You would consider that to be virtually identical. Lacking in any factual reality. We have learned the call on January 2, was not Mr. Trump's first attempt. Brad Raffensperger: Well, I think he was talking about others I think actually I showed that I had some courage, I had some gumption, that I actually would do my job. President Trump on White House call: But I mean, all of this stuff is very dangerous stuff. President Trump on White House call: 18,000 voters having to do with Ruby Freeman. The network had planned to release both interviews on Sunday, but Trump broke the interview agreement amid claims of unfairness. Read more: Thanks.”, Read more: Gabriel Sterling: Yes. “Your first statement to me: ‘This is going to be tough questions,'” he says. It was about three in the afternoon, Saturday, January 2, when White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows started the conference call introducing Mr. Trump's lawyers, an attorney for the state of Georgia, Ryan Germany, and secretary of state Raffensperger. Brad Raffensperger: Well, really what it did is I think it really revealed for us was his character. He knows that what he said was not true. Trump posts White House footage of ’60 Minutes’ interview Trump eventually cut the interview short and declined to appear with Vice President Mike Pence. I don't have to be a genius to figure out that those votes are not legitimate votes. Brad Raffensperger: Two people, right. Gabriel Sterling: This is where they're packing up because they think they're going home. 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