Despite changes at CBS News and claims of the network trying to appease the President, 60 Minutes isn’t ready yet to let the Trump administration off the hook.
On Sunday’s (February 1) edition of the long-running news program, host Scott Pelley sat down with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to discuss the ongoing situation in Minneapolis. Pelley asked Paul about the deaths of U.S citizens Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by ICE agents in two separate incidents last month.
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