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CBS News Boss Bari Weiss Defends Firing Scott Pelley From ‘60 Minutes’: ‘Trust’ Was ‘Broken’ After His Blow-Up and ‘That’s the Path He Chose’


Bari Weiss, editor in chief of CBS News, on a staff call addressed the termination Scott Pelley, a longtime presence at the news outlet who was ousted from "60 Minutes" Tuesday after he engaged in a tenacious confrontation with the new executive producer of the newsmagazine.

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