Maddow: CBS News FIRED Scott Pelley amid ‘oligarchic takeover” of network

Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley has been fired from CBS News, the day after he excoriated the show’s new executive producer as well as editor-in-chief Bari Weiss in a staff meeting.

The venerated show’s newly named executive producer, Nick Bilton, announced the network “parted ways” with Pelley in a note to staff obtained by MS NOW.

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