Overview
- Hours before airtime, CBS pulled the Sharyn Alfonsi segment 'Inside CECOT' and said it will air in a future broadcast after further reporting.
- Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss told staff the story was not ready, did not advance the ball, and needed senior administration officials on the record, with Stephen Miller cited as a requested interview.
- Alfonsi countered in an internal email that the piece was fully vetted and called the move political, noting outreach to the White House, DHS, and State that did not yield interviews.
- Reports of internal unrest surfaced, with media accounts describing staff frustration and claims that some employees threatened to quit.
- New reports say a version appeared on Canada’s Global TV streaming platform and clips circulated online; CBS has not issued a public comment on the leak.