CBS News pushed back after Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released a report suggesting the network "suppressed" a "60 Minutes" segment about Jeffrey Epstein, calling the claim "categorically false."
"We are proud of our aggressive and extensive reporting on the Epstein scandal," a spokesperson for CBS said in a statement to media. "That reporting continues. We air pieces when they are ready, and suggesting that an interview is being 'suppressed' for any reason is categorically false."
The network's response came after Wyden released a 67-page report examining Epstein's banking practices that claimed former "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had been working on a story about the topic before she was fired from the news program.
One segment of the report was titled, "60 minutes interview is currently being suppressed by CBS News Leadership," and detailed that Wyden sat for a taped interview with Alfonsi in March.
"The interview was part of a broader segment being prepared by '60 minutes' regarding the conduct of Wall Street banks and the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands with regard to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates," the report stated. "Over the course of the interview, Senator Wyden answered questions related to his
multi-year investigation into transactions financing Epstein's sex trafficking operation and potential consequences for banks over potentially willful violations of federal anti-money laundering laws."
The report continued: "However, shortly after the...
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