We collect cookies to analyze our website traffic and performance; we never collect any personal data. Cookie Policy
Accept
NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • Trending
  • New York
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Real Estate
  • Crypto & NFTs
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Reading: ‘60 Minutes’ shows it’s not scared off by Trump’s lawsuit and threats
Share
Font ResizerAa
NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™
Search
  • Home
  • Trending
  • New York
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Real Estate
  • Crypto & NFTs
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Follow US
NEW YORK DAWN™ > Blog > Entertainment > ‘60 Minutes’ shows it’s not scared off by Trump’s lawsuit and threats
‘60 Minutes’ shows it’s not scared off by Trump’s lawsuit and threats
Entertainment

‘60 Minutes’ shows it’s not scared off by Trump’s lawsuit and threats

Last updated: May 5, 2025 7:51 pm
Editorial Board Published May 5, 2025
Share
SHARE

“60 Minutes” is not going easy on President Trump.

But since the suit was filed last fall, “60 Minutes” has remained dogged in its coverage of the Trump administration’s insurance policies. This previous Sunday was no totally different as correspondent Scott Pelley reported on how Trump is utilizing government orders to focus on legislation companies that he accuses of “weaponizing” the justice system in opposition to him.

The orders threatened to bar attorneys from courthouses and federal businesses and cancel authorities contracts held by the legislation companies and their purchasers. A number of legislation companies agreed to supply free authorized companies for initiatives backed by the president to keep away from the order.

“Targeted firms say what the president signed amounted to a corporate death penalty,” Pelley stated within the report.

Marc Elias, a lawyer who efficiently fought certainly one of Trump’s courtroom challenges of the 2020 election outcomes, instructed Pelley the White Home’s actions are akin to “the way in which a mob boss intimidates people in the neighborhood that he is seeking to either exact protection money from or engage in other nefarious conduct.”

Pelley additionally spoke with lawyer Brenna Frey, who resigned in protest from her former agency Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom after it reduce a cope with Trump to flee the order.

“I think the message it sends to the country is, power is what matters,” Frey stated. “If you have power, you can exercise that power however you want. And if that’s true, why have a legal system at all? Why have law firms or lawyers at all?”

Trump didn’t publish a response to the Sunday phase on Reality Social, the place in latest weeks he has delivered missives blasting “60 Minutes” protection of his administration’s dealing with of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, cuts to the federal authorities and the president’s need to annex Greenland.

Trump had an in any other case busy evening on Reality, presenting plans to place a 100% tariff on movies made abroad and reopening Alcatraz jail to “house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.”

Trump has inspired his Federal Communications Chief Brendan Carr to punish CBS and its company dad or mum over his long-running beef with “60 Minutes.”

The difficulty has additionally ratcheted up the stress on controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, who has pushed for a settlement to facilitate Paramount’s sale to the household headed by billionaire tech mogul Larry Ellison. Redstone’s obvious willingness to appease Trump has sparked sharp protests inside the firm.

Early this yr, the president doubled the quantity of damages he was searching for within the “60 Minutes” lawsuit to $20 billion. His authorized fling tried to steer the case away from 1st Modification points and as an alternative declare “60 Minutes” was a fraudulent product that harmed viewers in Texas.

Paramount’s board, throughout an April 18 assembly, agreed on parameters for a potential settlement with Trump, in line with two individuals aware of the discussions who weren’t approved to remark.

Vice President Kamala Harris talks to “60 Minutes” correspondent Invoice Whitaker.

(CBS Information)

Invoice Owens just lately resigned as government producer of “60 Minutes,” citing elevated company stress over protection. Pelley instructed “60 Minutes” viewers about Owens’ resignation, noting that journalists had been dealing with elevated company oversight due to Paramount’s need to win the Trump administration’s approval of the Skydance deal.

You Might Also Like

Erin Foster practically gave up writing. How ‘No person Desires This’ introduced her again

Her ‘Solely Murders’ thriller could also be solved, however Jane Lynch shall be again for Season 5

In search of an escape? Listed here are 16 romance novels to learn this summer season

Ricky Gervais can offend you to demise. He is aware of you’ll nonetheless snicker. ‘It’s a magic trick, it’s a formulation’

In Vietnam, an unlikely outpost for Chicano tradition

TAGGED:lawsuitminutesscaredshowsthreatsTrumps
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print

Follow US

Find US on Social Medias
FacebookLike
TwitterFollow
YoutubeSubscribe
TelegramFollow
Popular News
Researchers establish six-gene sample to foretell drug success in a number of myeloma sufferers
Health

Researchers establish six-gene sample to foretell drug success in a number of myeloma sufferers

Editorial Board November 30, 2024
The most effective, worst and megachurch-iest of Stagecoach Day 2
Live Updates: In Phone Call, Biden Warns Putin of ‘Severe’ Costs of Invading Ukraine
Trump Privately Called a Roe v. Wade Reversal ‘Bad’ for His Party
Help! A Check-In Agent’s Mistake Made Me Miss an Antarctic Cruise and I’m Out $17,000.

You Might Also Like

Director Michael Arden is now not Broadway’s finest saved secret
Entertainment

Director Michael Arden is now not Broadway’s finest saved secret

May 27, 2025
In a pinch, the writers of ‘Shrinking’ flip to their performing ‘murderer’: Michael Urie
Entertainment

In a pinch, the writers of ‘Shrinking’ flip to their performing ‘murderer’: Michael Urie

May 27, 2025
An Oscar celebration snub solid Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling’s enduring friendship
Entertainment

An Oscar celebration snub solid Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling’s enduring friendship

May 27, 2025
The age of the sweep is over. This yr’s Emmys are in for a much-needed shakeup
Entertainment

The age of the sweep is over. This yr’s Emmys are in for a much-needed shakeup

May 27, 2025

Categories

  • Health
  • Sports
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Technology
  • World
  • Art

About US

New York Dawn is a proud and integral publication of the Enspirers News Group, embodying the values of journalistic integrity and excellence.
Company
  • About Us
  • Newsroom Policies & Standards
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Careers
  • Media & Community Relations
  • Accessibility Statement
Contact Us
  • Contact Us
  • Contact Customer Care
  • Advertise
  • Licensing & Syndication
  • Request a Correction
  • Contact the Newsroom
  • Send a News Tip
  • Report a Vulnerability
Term of Use
  • Digital Products Terms of Sale
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Submissions & Discussion Policy
  • RSS Terms of Service
  • Ad Choices
© 2024 New York Dawn. All Rights Reserved.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?