60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens announced his resignation from the show in a Tuesday memo, claiming that he has lost editorial control as the Trump administration advances its lawsuit against CBS.
Owens, the third executive producer in the show’s 57-year history, suggested that the last several months reveal he will “not be allowed to run the show” the way he previously ran it.
“To make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience. So having defended this show — and what we stand for — from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward,” Owens wrote.
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His decision to step down comes as CBS faces a lawsuit from President
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