‘60 Minutes’ Legend Reveals Shocking Truth About News Show

Key Points:

• Steve Kroft, a former 60 Minutes reporter with 30 years at the show, described the CBS program as a toxic "snake pit" filled with jealousy and backstabbing, expressing regret over his experience and stating he would not return to the show.
• Kroft criticized the current 60 Minutes under CBS's new leadership, including editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, calling the environment fearful and unrecognizable compared to his time, and suggested the show is being influenced by a "MAGA-curious" regime.
• He expressed concerns about President Trump’s influence on CBS and 60 Minutes, describing the network as being in "federal receivership" under trustees including Trump, David Ellison, and Bari Weiss, and criticized Trump’s lawsuit against Paramount as a "shakedown."
• Kroft admitted to a past extramarital affair in 2015 but remains married to his wife, Jennet Conant, with whom he is working to move past the incident.
• Another veteran journalist, Scott Pelley, condemned CBS’s previous management for succumbing to political pressure in settling Trump’s lawsuit, while Weiss aims to revamp 60 Minutes to make it more hard-hitting amid declining ratings.