Karoline Leavitt warned CBS 'we’ll sue your a-- off' if Trump interview didn't air in full

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  • Source: Fox News
  • 01/19/2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil that his interview this week with President Donald Trump needed to air in full or the network would have another lawsuit on its hands.

The New York Times obtained audio from the moments that followed Trump's interview with Dokoupil in Michigan on Tuesday, which included Leavitt warning, on behalf of the president, not to cut the tape.

"He said, ‘Make sure you guys don’t cut the tape, make sure the interview is out in full," Leavitt said, according to the audio.

Dokoupil responded, according to recording obtained by The Times, "Yeah, we’re doing it, yeah."

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