60 Minutes to Take on Trump Again Amid Reports of Corporate Meddling
Source: Newsweek
Published May 02, 2025 at 1:40 PM EDT | Updated May 02, 2025 at 5:11 PM EDT
CBS News' 60 Minutes is set to air a new segment Sunday investigating President Donald Trump's efforts to target major law firms, despite the president's ongoing attacks on the program and a $20 billion lawsuit winding its way through the courts.
The upcoming report comes amid internal turmoil at 60 Minutes, which burst into the open following the abrupt resignation of longtime executive producer Bill Owens last week. Owens cited a lack of editorial independence, while sources told The New York Times that that he resigned in an effort to limit the show's parent company from "meddling" with the venerated newsmagazine's editorial coverage. Newsweek has reached out to 60 Minutes' press team for comment via email on Friday.
Why It Matters
The upcoming story, as promoted in a press release, suggests 60 Minutes is not planning to back away from investigations into the current administration in spite of the president's lawsuit or the reports that Paramount Global boss Shari Redstone has asked the show's producers to hold off on stories critical of Trump at least until a proposed merger is finalized.
The Sunday piece will also, notably, be presented by Scott Pelley, the CBS correspondent who blasted his corporate parent on last week's episode over the departure of Owens — a stunning public rebuke broadcast on national television.
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