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“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley talks about the president Donald TrumpA lawsuit filed against CBS and its parent company on Saturday believed the settlement would be “very harmful.”
“Well, it’s a lot of damage to CBS, Paramount and reputation,” Paley said in a conversation with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Saturday. Solution The potential apology will be the network.
Trump filed a lawsuit against Paramount Global in October 2024 in a “60 Minute” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. Fox News Digitally Confirmed Trump rejected a $15 million offer to resolve his lawsuit, as the president’s legal team also demanded at least $25 million and apologized to CBS News, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Cooper is also a correspondent for “60 Minutes” and he also asked Pelley about the former show producer Bill Owens resigns Plans from April.
Scott Pelley attended Paramount Studios for the CBS Fall Schedule celebration on May 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. ((Photography by Frazer Harrison/Wireimage))
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“Bill’s decision to resign may not be a decision for him, as he is always the first to defend his 60-minute independence. Bill has no job for our audience.
Pelley also said he hopes he has public support from CBS News, but added that his work is still incorporating it into the program.
“You really want the company to be 100% behind you, right? That way. None of that happens.
The “60 Minutes” correspondent recently called Trump during the start address.
“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Saturday. (David M. Russell/CBS via Getty Images)
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“At this moment, at this moment, this morning, our divine rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. University is under attack. Free speech is under attack.” “And sinister fear is passing through our schools, our businesses, our houses, and our private thoughts, the fear of speaking in the United States. If our government is in Lincoln’s phrase, “people, people, people, people, for the people,” why are we afraid to speak?”
Pelley talked about the remarks in a CNN interview and told Cooper that he felt “strongly” needed to say.
President Donald Trump speaks at an energy production event in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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“I didn’t mention him, the President, the White House or the Government. But I’m talking about the actions the government has taken over the past few months. But there are some people who have a little hysterical hysteria in this speech, and I’m just asking you, what does this comment on our country when there are speeches about freedom of speech?” The CBS correspondent added.
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Fox News’s Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to the report.
