The chief producer of “60 minutes” said he would not apologize to Trump’s lawsuit
The person in charge of “60 minutes” told the staff on Monday that he would not apologize in the lawsuit filed by President Trump According to their knowledge, on their Internet, Colombia Broadcasting Corporation.
The comments of the executive producer of the long -term news plan Bill Owens are CBS’s parent company Paramount continued to negotiate with Mr. Trump. President is accusing the network of deception editing his competitors, and he is a competitor of President Kamala Harris. Many legal experts describe the lawsuit as far -fetched and basically unpredictable.
Owins said: “The media is about reconciliation and/or apology.” “The company knows that I won’t apologize for us.”
Many most important executives believe that reaching a settlement will increase the chance of merging the Trump administration’s approval of the billions of dollars with another company, and Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount, ) It supports this job.
However, this move caused the inside of the CBS news, especially in the “60 minutes”. The news broadcast an interview with Ms. Harris in October. The reporter there believes that the solution will be an extraordinary surrender because the editors interviewed by Harris are consistent with standard news practice.
During the golden period, Ms. Harris seemed to give a problem, which was different from her response in the preview she aired the day before. The Columbia Broadcasting Corporation (CBS) said Ms. Harris gave a long answer and chose to play different parts at different times.
At a meeting held in the “60 minutes” office in Monday, Manhattan, Mr. Owins and several reporters of the show (including Anderson Curpper, Leslie Star and Bill Whitk) were Talk to other live reporters and crew members. Some people went to New York.
Mr. Owens said the Columbia Broadcasting Corporation plans to send unsally -edited transcripts and cameras to the Federal Communications Commission on Monday. The agency was led by Brendan Carr, appointed by Trump, and officially requested these materials from the Internet last week.
“Edit is very good; let’s go to bed to sleep so that we can continue to live.” Mr. Avins said in the transcript.
Mr. Owins was asked if Paramon would pay as part of the reconciliation, and he said it depends on Ms. Redstone. He said he did not talk about the prospects of the solution with her.
The Paramount spokesman did not immediately respond to the comment request.
