Scott Pelley alleges Bari Weiss interfered with CBS News coverage before his firing
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Summary
Scott Pelley, a 37-year veteran of CBS News, alleges he was fired after clashing with Bari Weiss, who took control of the network in October. In a New York Times interview, Pelley claims Weiss personally interfered with CBS's coverage of an ICE officer who killed Renée Good in Minneapolis, specifically intervening hours before a 60 Minutes episode on the killings was set to air.
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Pelley said Weiss personally interfered with the network's coverage of the ICE officer who killed Renée Good in Minneapolis
Pelley told Garcia-Navarro that, hours before an episode of 60 Minutes on the killings of René
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