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A 60 minutes Segment presented by CBS News editor-in-chief on U.S. mistreatment of migrants sent to Salvadoran prison Bari Weiss made controversial move The pull appears to have been leaked online just before airtime.
Although Weiss went Stop original planned Sunday broadcastUsers of the Canadian Global TV app were reportedly able to watch a copy of the segment, which was soon shared widely online.
13 minute clipWhich has not been officially verified by CBS, it includes harrowing stories of abuse suffered by detainees at CECOT, a prison in El Salvador where the US deported hundreds of people. without any reason take action on this a little evidence Being a member of the Venezuelan gang that attacked America
“When we got there, Blind The director was talking to us,” Luis Muñoz Pinto, a Venezuelan college student who sought asylum in the US, says in the segment. “The first thing they told us was that we would never see the light of day or night again. He said: ‘Welcome to hell. I’ll make sure you never leave.”
pinto says they are in Facility The belief was that they were the “living dead”.
Others reported that they were tortured by brutal beatings or held in isolated detention in a room called an “island”, which reportedly had no light or ventilation.
Independent CBS News has contacted 60 minutesAnd Global TV for comment.
The apparent leak has added to the already growing controversy in the segment.
Newsroom sources first told Independent Some CBS News staffers are reportedly set to “revolt” after Weiss pulled the segment, citing a lack of on-camera response from a top Trump administration official and that other outlets had already reported too much information in the broadcast.
The alleged leaked copy of the segment states that the Department of Homeland Security declined a request for an interview and referred all questions about CECOT to El Salvador, with no response. 60 minutes,
Sharyn Alfonsi, who produced the drawn-out CECOT investigation, reportedly sharply criticized the editorial process surrounding the segment in a memo to her fellow staffers.
In the memo, she reportedly said that the segment was checked five times, cleared by CBS lawyers, and was factually correct.
He accused the Trump administration’s refusal to respond as “a tactical move designed to kill the story.”
He reportedly said, “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a legitimate reason to bump a story, then we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
“My job is to make sure the stories we publish are the best they can be,” Weiss said in a statement Sunday. “Catching stories that aren’t ready for whatever reason — that they lack sufficient context, say, or that they lack critical voices — happens every day in every newsroom. I look forward to airing this important piece when it’s ready.”
Behind the scenes, Weiss, who lacked any traditional TV news background before being founded in October, Allegedly Potentially offered cell phone numbers for top Trump administration officials like border czar Tom Homan and Homeland Security adviser Stephen Miller as a way for reporters to continue pursuing the story.
Weiss’s decision-making regarding the CECOT clause has led to claims that she was influenced by political pressureDue to the ongoing bid by CBS parent company Paramount Skydance Warner Bros. Acquires DiscoveryA move that would require federal approval.
President Trump has complained about his treatment in recent weeks 60 minutes,
“I like the new owners of CBS,” Trump said at Friday’s rally. “However, something happens to them. 60 minutes “Under the new ownership I’ve been treated even worse… They keep hitting me, it’s crazy.”
In August, Skydance and Paramount officially merged Following a complex process surrounded by allegations of political interference.
Skydance was founded by David Ellison, son of billionaire Oracle tech mogul and Trump supporter larry ellison,
Shortly before the merger was completed, approval was in limbo, Paramount Trump agreed to a $16 million settlement in a lawsuit against 60 minutesWho alleged that he had misleadingly edited an interview with his rival in 2024, Kamala Harris.
Ayo Dodds contributed reporting to this story,