Top ’60 Minutes’ producer quits, saying he can no longer run the show as he has in the past

NEW YORK AP The top producer at Minutes stated Tuesday that he is quitting the show saying that it has become clear that he would no longer be able to run it as he has in the past In a memo to staff members Bill Owens noted that he would not be able to make independent decisions based on what is right for the audience Having defended this show and what we stand for from every angle over time and with everything I could I am stepping aside so the show can move forward he wrote in the memo first shared by The New York Times The show has been under attack from President Donald Trump who sued the arrangement from billion for the way it edited its interview with Kamala Harris last fall CBS corporate leaders have been discussing a anticipated settlement with Trump which Owens and others at the show have resisted Source