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Examining Edits in Senator Tim Scott’s Interview: CBS Embarrassment Revealed

Interviews, especially those of candidates and elected officials with their ability to filibuster and avoid answering questions, are often edited for brevity and clarity so as to accommodate production demands. But then there are those interviews that, upon further review, leave one with no other conclusion that they were edited in order to spare the interviewer further embarrassment. Such is the case of Senator Tim Scott’s (R-SC) appearance on CBS’s Face The Nation.

An example of such editing is Sen. Scott’s response when asked about Nikki Haley’s son’s characterization of him as “Judas”. Compare what made it to air with what got cut out, which is the decolorized of the video below and bold portion of its transcript (click “expand”):

ROBERT COSTA: Nikki Haley has been tough. She has been a longtime ally of yours, not so much anymore. Her…

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