'60 Minutes' planning Trump segment amid lawsuit over Harris interview
CBS News is planning to run a segment focusing on President Trump's targeting of law firms and other enemies as part of its "60 Minutes" broadcast Sunday evening. "On the campaign trail, President Trump vowed to wield the power of the presidency to go after his perceived enemies," a listing for the episode reads. "Now...
CBS News is planning to run a segment focusing on President Trump's targeting of law firms and other enemies as part of its "60 Minutes" broadcast Sunday evening.
"On the campaign trail, President Trump vowed to wield the power of the presidency to go after his perceived enemies," a listing for the episode reads. "Now in the White House, Trump is using executive orders to target some of the biggest law firms in the country that he accuses of “weaponizing” the justice system against him."
The segment comes as Trump ramps up attacks against the network and has sued its parent company Paramount Global. The president is targeting the Hollywood giant over a "60 Minutes" segment that ran last fall with his political rival, then-Vice President Kamala Harris, which he argued was edited to cast her in a positive light.
Lawyers for the two sides have reportedly discussed the possibility of a settlement out of court.
The executive producer of "60 Minutes" resigned last week, saying he could no longer preside over the program independently and alluding to interference from CBS' corporate parent.
Correspondent Scott Pelley, who called out Paramount Global over top producer Bill Owens's departure in last week's broadcast, will serve as the reporter for the segment planned on "the law firms picked out by the president and the different ways they’re responding to White House pressure."
