MediaPost delves into the specifics of what caused the Trump administration to accuse 60 Minutes of manipulating a quote and commit election fraud.

Face the Nation used the first half of Kamala Harris’ response to a question while 60 Minutes used the second half. Was this really cause for a $20 billion lawsuit that ultimately resulted in the resignation the 37-year veteran Executive Producer of 60 Minutes, Bill Evans?

You can read Adam Buckman’s details below,

The question posed by “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker in that part of the transcript was a follow-up question to a previous question-and-answer about the relationship between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“But it seems that Prime Minister Netanyahu is not listening,” Whitaker said. “The Wall Street Journal said that he — that your administration has repeatedly been blindsided by Netanyahu and, in fact, he has rebuffed just about all of your administration’s entreaties.”

To which Harris replied: “Well, Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region. And we’re not going to stop doing that. We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end.”

The first sentence of that answer was used on “Face the Nation”: “Well, Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region.”

On “60 Minutes,” the final sentence was used instead: “We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end.”

Revealed: The ’60 Minutes’ Edit That Spawned A $20 Billion Lawsuit