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Sunday, June 21, 2026

Ex-“60 MInutes” Anchor Pelley Claims Bari Weiss Wanted to Push False Narratives on Renee Good’s Killing - Democracy Now!

In more media news, Scott Pelley, the “60 Minutes” anchor recently fired by CBS News, has accused editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of distorting news coverage to support false narratives being pushed by the Trump administration. In an interview with The New York Times, Pelley cited Weiss’s intervention into a “60 Minutes” segment on the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last January by a masked ICE officer.

Scott Pelley: “Bari Weiss sends an email to my boss, Tanya Simon. Two of the things in the email include 'Can we make the protesters look more violent?' Now, I’m paraphrasing; I don’t have the quote. But that’s what was communicated to me. And the other thing was Renee Good’s car: 'You need to describe her as driving toward the officer.



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