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

HeadlineJun 08, 2026

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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