The interview is quite revealing. In Pelley’s telling, Weiss and Bilton didn’t bother to get to know 60 Minutes as a product or as a collection of journalists. Weiss came in with assumptions, then used those assumptions to meddle with the show and fire senior staff
In an exclusive interview, Scott Pelley spoke about being fired from “60 Minutes,” and why he thinks Bari Weiss should leave her job as the CBS News editor in chief. He also responded to President Trump’s comments. Watch, read or listen to “The Interview.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/m...
