‘60 Minutes’ to Air Story on Trump’s Targeting of Law Firms

Less than three weeks after President Donald Trump criticized 60 Minutes for what he said were too many critical stories, the newsmagazine announced plans to air a piece about his efforts to target law firms through executive orders.

The segment, scheduled for May 4, is called “The Rule of Law,” and will examine how Trump has vowed to use the power of the presidency to go after perceived enemies, according to a press release from CBS News, the home of 60 Minutes. Correspondent Scott Pelley is reporting the piece.

Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, stepped down in mid-April, citing corporate interference at the show, the most-watched TV news program in the US.

Pelley told viewers at the end of the April 27 program that management at Paramount Global, CBS News’ parent, had begun to “supervise our content in new ways.” None of the show’s stories had been blocked, but he said the increased scrutiny comes as Paramount seeks Trump administration approval for a merger. The show aired a piece that same night covering the administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health.

Trump, who is suing CBS for $20 billion over its editing of a Kamala Harris interview, criticized two segments that involved his policies on the April 13 edition of the program. After that, Paramount’s controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, asked to review upcoming stories involving the president, Bloomberg News reported.

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