Overview

• Legrand said on Tuesday he would give up his new Sunday debate program, while France Inter said he will continue to appear on air as an editorial voice.
• France Inter had provisionally suspended Legrand following the video showing him and Patrick Cohen in a July meeting with two Socialist Party officials.
• Both journalists plan legal complaints over an alleged illegal recording and privacy violations, and Cohen has called for release of the full, unedited footage.
• Culture Minister Rachida Dati condemned the remarks as contrary to ethics, Arcom has been seized by deputy Jérémie Patrier-Leitus, and RN vice president Sébastien Chenu has alerted the Paris prosecutor.
• The Socialist Party denies any collusion, as the episode fuels a wider political fight over neutrality and oversight of France’s publicly funded media.