The Plot Against 60 Minutes

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Bari Weiss's tenure as CBS News leader has sparked repeated controversies, the latest involving 60 Minutes and the ousting of anchor Scott Pelley. The article compares the cascade of internal conflicts to the Trump White House, each battle more absurd than the previous one. Weiss's leadership style has created a pattern of workplace turbulence that threatens the credibility of CBS's flagship news programs, raising questions about whether these disputes reflect genuine editorial disagreements or institutional dysfunction.