Overview
- CBS held the 60 Minutes report on Venezuelan deportees sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, stating it needed additional reporting after a brief version surfaced on Canadian TV and leaked online.
- Axios reported that the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, and the State Department provided statements to CBS that did not appear in the leaked cut.
- Fox News reported that Weiss urged stronger efforts to secure an on-camera Trump official and questioned a segment featuring Berkeley students analyzing the prison.
- Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi called the delay “corporate censorship,” saying the piece had passed legal and standards reviews before it was pulled.
- Weiss is preparing a broader restructuring that includes creating a masthead to standardize decision-making, as political adviser Stephen Miller publicly urged CBS to fire producers involved.