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Dulcinea

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Wed Mar 19, 2025, 08:32 AM Mar 19

CBS' '60 Minutes' is unflinching in its White House coverage in the shadow of Trump's $20B lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — As CBS corporate leaders ponder settling President Donald Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit against the network’s “60 Minutes,” America’s storied newsmagazine has produced some fast and hard-hitting stories critical of the new administration in every episode since Trump was inaugurated.

The latest was Sunday, when CBS News helped pay for a performance featuring non-white middle and high school musicians who had won a contest and with it, the right to play with the U.S. Marine Corps Band. The original concert, however, was canceled because of Trump’s executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Correspondent Scott Pelley narrated six of the show’s seven stories since Trump’s inauguration, including Sunday’s. He examined the administration’s policies toward Ukraine and tariffs, looked at changes in the Justice Department and reported on firings of government watchdogs. Shortly after his piece on the dismantling of USAID, Elon Musk suggested “long prison sentences” for those working on the show.

https://apnews.com/article/cbs-60-minutes-lawsuit-trump-pelley-58339cc1a1eb52739bb365e2e8c6d8bc

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CBS' '60 Minutes' is unflinching in its White House coverage in the shadow of Trump's $20B lawsuit (Original Post) Dulcinea Mar 19 OP
60 Minutes, it would have been nice if you had done the 'unflinching' part before the election. Aristus Mar 19 #1

Aristus

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1. 60 Minutes, it would have been nice if you had done the 'unflinching' part before the election.
Wed Mar 19, 2025, 01:47 PM
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