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60 Minutes newswriter Scott Pelley addressed the argument surrounding EP Bill Owens ' resignation during the show ’s net segment .
Amid the ongoing effectual battle betweenDonald Trumpand his administration and CBS News'60 Minutes , the news magazine ’s EP , Bill Owens , resign last week , addressing his decision in a memo to his staff that was obtained by theNew York Times . " Over the retiring months , it has become unclouded that I would not be allowed to execute the show as I have always run it , to make main decisions free-base on what was ripe for ' 60 Minutes , ' right wing for the consultation , " Owens reportedly partake in in the memo . " So , having defend this show — and what we stand for — from every angle , over clock time with everything I could , I am stepping aside so the show can move forward . " On Sunday night,60 MinutescorrespondentScott Pelleyaddressed Owens ' resignation during the word magazine ’s final section , get it clear that " no one here is about " the move and understanding behind it .
" Stories we pursued for 57 years are often controversial — lately the Israel - Gaza war and the Trump establishment , " Pelley shared . " Bill [ Owens ] made certain they were accurate and fair . He was tough that way , but our parent company , Paramount , is hear to complete a merger . The Trump administration must approve it . Paramount begin to supervise our content in new means . None of our stories has been blocked , but Bill feel he had lost the independence that fair news media require . " The lynchpin supply , " No one here is happy about it , but in resigning , Bill shew one affair : he was the ripe person to direct ' 60 minute ' all along . "
Owens ' conclusion came as the court battle between both English escalates . It also comes at a metre when Paramount ’s controlling shareholder , Shari Redstone , is looking to nail down a sale to Skydance — one that would need the Trump administration ’s signature . “‘60 minute ' will continue to cover the new presidency , as we will report on succeeding administrations , " Owens tot in his surrender memo . " The show is too of import to the country . It has to continue , just not with me as the executive manufacturer . " In term of Owens ' departure , Pelley summate that the move was meant to send up a red flag regarding the " tricky slope " ( Owens ' words ) that comes with corporate interference with news media . " Bill resigned Tuesday . It was hard on him and hard on us , but he did it for us and you , " he added .
“60 Minutes” & Donald Trump: A Timeline
In October 2024 , the long - run news powder magazine aired its traditional primetime election particular – focus solely on VPKamala Harrisand her VP option , Gov. Tim Walz . But before the special aired , intelligence anchorScott Pelleyaddressed why Trump was not a part of it . After take note that plans were for an interview with Trump to take place at Mar - A - Lago and to take Trump during a exchange in Butler , Pennsylvania , Pelley take down thatSteven Cheung , Trump ’s communications manager , was in communicating with the news mag about nail down design . allot to Pelley , that convert a calendar week prior to the especial airing , when the Trump drive back out and began offer " shifting explanation " as to the reason ,
Those " explanations " range from the campaign taking military issue with Trump ’s andJD Vance ’s dustup being fact - checked to Trump postulate " an apology for his interview in 2020 . " The interview that he ’s referencing was with correspondentLesley Stahl , with Trump claiming that Stahl read that the contestation surrounding Hunter Biden ’s laptop originate in Russia ( Pelley : " She never said that " ) . " Trump has said his opponent does n’t do interviews because she ca n’t handle them . He had antecedently declined another public debate with Harris . So tonight may have been the largest interview for the candidates between now and Election Day , " Pelley supply .
For more than half a century , the major party campaigner for president have sat down with 60 Minutes . This class , Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump accepted our invitation . Unfortunately , last week Trump canceled.https://t.co/7t5jr5nyFJpic.twitter.com/VDJDDNYFab
— 60 Minutes ( @60Minutes)October 8 , 2024
The Trump campaign gave shifting explanation , including concerns that we would fact - check the consultation . We fact - go over every story . Both campaigns read this special would proceed , even if one nominee stake out . So , next is@BillWhitakerCBSwith Kamala Harris .
After the interview with Harris air out , Trump began accusing60 Minutesof manipulating the interview , editing it to make VP Harris look good . Well , the long - running news cartridge holder was n’t about to let those accusation go unanswered . " Former President Donald Trump is accusing ' 60 Minutes ' of deceitful editing of our Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris . That is false , " the CBS show postedin a statement . " ' 60 Minutes ' gave an excerpt of our interview to ' Face the land ' that used a longer division of her solvent than that on ' 60 Minutes . ' Same question . Same resolution . But a different portion of the answer . When we edit any interview , whether a politician , an athlete , or film star , we reach to be readable , precise and on point . The dowry of her resolution on ' 60 Minutes ' was more succinct , which leave clip for other subjects in a wide - ranging 21 - min - long section . "
From there,60 Minutesreminded everyone of who was responsible for for Trump not being interviewed – Trump . " Remember , Mr. Trump rive out of his interview with ' 60 Minutes , ' and the frailty president participated . Our long - standing invitation to former President Trump stay undefended . If he would like to discuss the payoff facing the nation and the Harris interview , we would be glad to have him on 60 Minutes . "
In February 2025 , the news show program post online all of the materials that it handed over to the FCC – including full transcripts and video from three disjoined interview . " We are post the same transcript and video of our consultation with Vice President Kamala Harris that we furnish to the FCC . They show – logical with ' 60 Minutes " repeated assurances to the public – that the ' 60 Minutes ' program was not doctored or deceitful . In report the news , journalists on a regular basis edit interviews – for sentence , place , or clearness . In make these edits , ' 60 Minutes ' is always guided by the verity and what we believe will be most instructive to the view public – all while operate within the constraints of programme telly , " commence the statement on the situation that go live on the CBS News website earlier today ( which you could check out here ) .
" The issue here refer one question from 60 Minutes ' interview with Kamala Harris : whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is listen to the Biden - Harris Administration , " the statement keep . " We broadcast a foresighted fate of the frailty President of the United States ’s response on ' face up the Nation ' and disseminate a shorter excerpt from the same solution on ' 60 Minutes ' the next day . Each excerption shine the marrow of the frailty president ’s solution . As the full copy shows , we edited the consultation to ensure that as much of the vice chairperson ’s answer to ' 60 Minutes " many questions were included in our original program while moderately representing those reply . ' 60 Minutes " heavily - hitting questions of the vice president mouth for themselves . "
From there , the long - running word show included links to three full - distance transcripts of interviews with VP Harris , include the one at her residence , the one that was a " walking and talk " with VP Harris , and the one with VP Harris and former CongresswomanLiz Cheney . In accession , there were links to videos of each of those three interview sessions , as well as a connectedness provide all of the transcripts that were provide to the FXX ( " many of which are duplicate that reflect audio from additional camera angles " ) .
In March , Paramount and CBS filed two motions to throw out the lawsuit , call it an " affront to the First Amendment . " The following month , their lawyer filed another move asking the plaintiffs to make the documents request in discovery . " Despite their insistency that discovery move onwards , Plaintiffs have show very little desire to bring forth their own text file , bank on unfounded objections and time lag tactics , " Paramount and CBS ’s lawyersstated .
in the beginning this month , Trump direct Paramount Global , CBS News , and CBS’s60 Minutesonce again – this time , for two reports on Sunday eventide programme . " Almost every week , 60 Minutes , which is being litigate for billion of buck for the fraud they committed in the 2024 Presidential Election with their Interview of Failed Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris , advert the name ' TRUMP ' in a derogative and defamatory way , but this Weekend ’s ' BROADCAST ' top them all , " Trump spout online .
Trump went on to sing his own praises about his lawsuit , even call on the Federal Censorship Commissar ( disconsolate … must ’ve misread something … )COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONERBrendan Carrto help him with his hurt look by imposing " maximum fines and penalization , which is satisfying , for their unlawful and illegal behavior . " In a striking bit of irony and projecting , Trump add , " CBS is out of dominance , at levels never seen before , and they should pay a big price for this . "
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