Trump Is Killing ’60 Minutes’

Oliver Darcy: “Trump has made it clear that he despises the program. He regularly rants about ’60 Minutes’ and, of course, filed an absurd $10 billion lawsuit against it, which CBS initially called ‘meritless’ before agreeing to settle for $16 million in order to gain government approval for previous owner Shari Redstone to sell Paramount to Ellison.”

“In other words, Trump has wanted the program dismantled for some time—and he has not been subtle about it.”

“Ellison, meanwhile, has done everything in his power to ingratiate himself with Trump… Given that Trump is not shy about demanding concessions to get deals done, and given his very public disdain for “60 Minutes,” it would be surprising if he has not privately communicated his desire to see changes made.”

“It doesn’t take a brilliant mind to connect the dots.”