Overview
- CBS confirmed the interview was recorded Friday at Mar-a-Lago and is slated to air Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
- It is the president’s first CBS interview since he sued over the editing of a Kamala Harris segment, a case Paramount settled for $16 million directed to his future presidential library.
- Under the settlement, 60 Minutes committed to post transcripts of future interviews with eligible presidential candidates after they air, with limited redactions allowed.
- The booking arrives after David Ellison’s Skydance took control of Paramount, with Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News and Kenneth Weinstein installed as ombudsman.
- The dispute and corporate overhaul preceded the resignation of 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens and other programming shifts that fueled debate over editorial independence and regulatory pressures.