Scott Pelley: Bari Weiss Put a ‘Thumb on the Scale’ for Trump

You have now accused Weiss of injecting, You have now accused Weiss of injecting, and I'm quoting here, falsehoods and and I'm quoting here, falsehoods and and I'm quoting here, falsehoods and bias into at least one of your bias into at least one of your bias into at least one of your politically sensitive stories. What did politically sensitive stories. What did politically sensitive stories. What did you think was going on with Barry Weiss? you think was going on with Barry Weiss? you think was going on with Barry Weiss? Why did you think she was asking for Why did you think she was asking for Why did you think she was asking for these things? The impression that I had at the moment The impression that I had at the moment was that was that was that she was she was she was representing representing representing Let me try. I kind of need to be a Let me try. I kind of need to be a Let me try. I kind of need to be a little bit careful here because I don't little bit careful here because I don't little bit careful here because I don't want to be hyperbolic. My impression at the time was that she My impression at the time was that she was putting a thumb on the scale on was putting a thumb on the scale on was putting a thumb on the scale on behalf of the administration. behalf of the administration. behalf of the administration. Um Um Um just constantly just constantly just constantly looking out for the views of the looking out for the views of the looking out for the views of the president. president. president. Uh we're reporting those views. There's Uh we're reporting those views. There's Uh we're reporting those views. There's nothing wrong with reporting those nothing wrong with reporting those nothing wrong with reporting those views, but it was it was never enough.

views, but it was it was never enough. views, but it was it was never enough. always needed more from the president, always needed more from the president, always needed more from the president, from the administration, that sort of from the administration, that sort of from the administration, that sort of thing. The the balance was off. We've thing. The the balance was off. We've thing. The the balance was off. We've been working for balance for decades, been working for balance for decades, been working for balance for decades, and for the first time in my career, the and for the first time in my career, the and for the first time in my career, the balance was off. balance was off. balance was off. >> Do you think Barry Weiss needs to be >> Do you think Barry Weiss needs to be >> Do you think Barry Weiss needs to be removed? removed? removed? >> Oh gosh, yes. Um, >> Oh gosh, yes. Um, >> Oh gosh, yes. Um, look, she's a lovely person and her free look, she's a lovely person and her free look, she's a lovely person and her free press organization that she founded has press organization that she founded has press organization that she founded has been very successful. She's proven that. been very successful. She's proven that. been very successful. She's proven that. Um, great for her, but television's not Um, great for her, but television's not Um, great for her, but television's not her thing. her thing. her thing. Um, she brings an ideology into CBS news Um, she brings an ideology into CBS news Um, she brings an ideology into CBS news where that is just anathema. where that is just anathema. where that is just anathema. It's a terrible fit. She doesn't know It's a terrible fit. She doesn't know It's a terrible fit. She doesn't know television. She doesn't understand how television. She doesn't understand how television. She doesn't understand how it works. She doesn't have management it works. She doesn't have management it works. She doesn't have management experience for a large or organization experience for a large or organization experience for a large or organization like CBS News. So, uh, yes, I I do think like CBS News. So, uh, yes, I I do think like CBS News. So, uh, yes, I I do think that we would be far better off without that we would be far better off without that we would be far better off without her. Maybe she goes back to the free her. Maybe she goes back to the free her. Maybe she goes back to the free press and has a sterling career, but press and has a sterling career, but press and has a sterling career, but this is like somebody walking up to me this is like somebody walking up to me this is like somebody walking up to me and saying, "There's a 747.

and saying, "There's a 747. and saying, "There's a 747. There are 400 people on it. we need you There are 400 people on it. we need you There are 400 people on it. we need you to fly it to Paris. to fly it to Paris. to fly it to Paris. I'm going to decline I'm going to decline I'm going to decline because I don't have a clue. because I don't have a clue. because I don't have a clue. And it would have been so much better if And it would have been so much better if And it would have been so much better if Barry Weiss had been offered this job Barry Weiss had been offered this job Barry Weiss had been offered this job and said, "Oh, that's not for me. I and said, "Oh, that's not for me. I and said, "Oh, that's not for me. I don't know how to do that.