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Amid the ongoing Trump effectual battles , The New York Times report that CBS ’s 60 Minutes EP Bill Owens has tendered his resignation .
It would come out that the on-going battle betweenDonald Trumpand his administration and CBS News'60 Minuteshas claimed a very eminent - profile victim . The New York Timesisreportingthat the news magazine ’s EP , Bill Owens , has tendered his resignation , address his decision in a memo to his staff that was obtained by the NYT . " Over the past months , it has become clear that I would not be allowed to start the show as I have always run it , to make independent decisions based on what was right for ' 60 Minutes , ' rightfield for the hearing , " Owens reportedly partake in the memo . " So , having defended this show — and what we stand for — from every slant , over fourth dimension with everything I could , I am step away so the show can move forward . "
Owens ' decision come in as the court of justice battle between both side continue to step up . It also comes at a meter when Paramount ’s control shareholder , Shari Redstone , is looking to nail down a sale to Skydance — one that would require the Trump brass ’s signature . “‘60 transactions ' will continue to spread over the new administration , as we will cover on succeeding administrations , " Owens added . " The show is too important to the country . It has to continue , just not with me as the executive producer . "
“60 Minutes” & Donald Trump: A Timeline
In October 2024 , the long - run news cartridge clip aired its traditional primetime election special – concentre solely on VPKamala Harrisand her VP cream , Gov. Tim Walz . But before the special aired , news anchorScott Pelleyaddressed why Trump was not a part of it . After mark that plans were for an audience with Trump to take shoes at Mar - A - Lago and to take Trump during a rally in Butler , Pennsylvania , Pelley noted thatSteven Cheung , Trump ’s communications director , was in communication with the news magazine about finalizing plans . According to Pelley , that changed a week prior to the special airing , when the Trump hunting expedition backed out and began offer " shifting explanations " as to the reason ,
Those " explanation " pasture from the campaign withdraw takings with Trump ’s andJD Vance ’s watchword being fact - control to Trump take " an apology for his interview in 2020 . " The audience that he ’s referencing was with correspondentLesley Stahl , with Trump claim that Stahl said that the controversy surrounding Hunter Biden ’s laptop computer originated in Russia ( Pelley : " She never said that " ) . " Trump has articulate his opponent does n’t do interview because she ca n’t handle them . He had antecedently declined another debate with Harris . So tonight may have been the largest consultation for the candidates between now and Election Day , " Pelley bring .
For more than half a century , the major party candidates for president have sat down with 60 Minutes . This year , 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 safari gave shifting explanations , including fear that we would fact - contain the interview . We fact - check every story . Both campaigns understood this special would go along , even if one prospect backed out . So , next is@BillWhitakerCBSwith Kamala Harris .
After the interview with Harris aired , Trump start accusing60 Minutesof control the interview , editing it to make VP Harris expect good . Well , the long - running word magazine was n’t about to permit those accusations go unanswered . " Former President Donald Trump is accusing ' 60 moment ' of deceitful redaction of our Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris . That is false , " the CBS show postedin a statement . " ' 60 Minutes ' pay an excerpt of our interview to ' confront the Nation ' that used a recollective section of her result than that on ' 60 Minutes . ' Same question . Same answer . But a different dower of the response . When we redact any interview , whether a politician , an athlete , or moving-picture show star , we strain to be clear , exact and on point . The portion of her answer on ' 60 Minutes ' was more compact , which provide time for other subjects in a widely - range 21 - moment - recollective segment . "
From there,60 Minutesreminded everyone of who was responsible for Trump not being interviewed – Trump . " Remember , Mr. Trump pulled out of his audience with ' 60 Minutes , ' and the vice chairwoman participated . Our long - standing invitation to former President Trump stay unresolved . If he would like to talk about the effect facing the land and the Harris interview , we would be happy to have him on 60 Minutes . "
In February 2025 , the word program posted online all of the material that it hand over to the FCC – let in full transcripts and television from three disjoined consultation . " We are posting the same transcripts and videos of our consultation with Vice President Kamala Harris that we provided to the FCC . They show – reproducible with ' 60 Minutes " repeated assurances to the world – that the ' 60 Minutes ' broadcast was not mend or double-tongued . In reporting the newsworthiness , journalist on a regular basis delete audience – for time , space , or clearness . In making these edits , ' 60 minute ' is always guided by the Sojourner Truth and what we think will be most informative to the viewing world – all while working within the constraint of programme television , " began the affirmation on the Charles William Post that run live on the CBS News site earlier today ( which you’re able to see to it out here ) .
" The publication here worry one question from 60 Minutes ' interview with Kamala Harris : whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is listening to the Biden - Harris Administration , " the statement continued . " We broadcast a long part of the vice prexy ’s answer on ' Face the land ' and broadcast a poor excerpt from the same answer on ' 60 Minutes ' the next day . Each excerpt reflects the nitty-gritty of the vice president ’s reply . As the full transcript display , we edited the interview to ensure that as much of the frailty president ’s answers to ' 60 Minutes " many questions were included in our original broadcast while moderately represent those solvent . ' 60 Minutes " hard - hitting motion of the vice president speak for themselves . "
From there , the long - running news show include links to three full - distance transcripts of interviews with VP Harris , admit the one at her residence , the one that was a " walk and talk " with VP Harris , and the one with VP Harris and former CongresswomanLiz Cheney . In addition , there were connexion to video recording of each of those three interview Roger Huntington Sessions – as well as a link bring home the bacon all of the copy that were provide to the FXX ( " many of which are duplicate that speculate audio from extra tv camera angles " ) .
In March , Paramount and CBS filed two question to fire the cause , calling it an " insult to the First Amendment . " The undermentioned month , their attorney file another movement asking the plaintiffs to bring about the document requested in discovery . " Despite their pressure that discovery move forward , plaintiff have show very small desire to create their own documents , bank on groundless objection and delay tactic , " Paramount and CBS ’s lawyersstated .
Earlier this calendar month , Trump point Paramount Global , CBS News , and CBS’s60 Minutesonce again – this clock time , for two report on Sunday evening broadcast . " Almost every week , 60 Minutes , which is being litigate for million of Dollars for the put-on they committed in the 2024 Presidential Election with their Interview of Failed Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris , mentions the name ' TRUMP ' in a derogatory and denigratory way , but this Weekend ’s ' BROADCAST ' tops them all , " Trump spout online .
Trump buy the farm on to sing his own praises about his lawsuit , even calling on the Federal Censorship Commissar ( good-for-naught … must ’ve misread something … )COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONERBrendan Carrto serve him with his hurt feelings by imposing " maximum amercement and penalization , which is substantial , for their improper and illegal behavior . " In a striking flake of satire and projecting , Trump added , " CBS is out of dominance , at level never seen before , and they should pay a big Leontyne Price for this . "
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