Trump 60 Minutes Interview Draws Crypto, Editing Scrutiny

President Trump sat for a marathon Oct. 31 Mar‑a‑Lago interview with Norah O’Donnell that ran about 1 hour 14 minutes while CBS aired a roughly 30‑minute, heavily condensed 60 Minutes segment; CBS later posted the full video and transcript online. The uncut transcript and extended video include questioning about a possible pardon for Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao and the Trump family's crypto ties — including reporting of a roughly $2 billion Binance‑linked investment tied to the World Liberty stablecoin — and show Trump insisting he "knew nothing" and downplaying conflicts of interest. Several incendiary lines that did not air in the televised segment — including Trump saying "60 Minutes paid me a lotta money," praising CBS News leader Bari Weiss, and an apparent threat to walk away — appear in the extended material, prompting accusations that CBS trimmed content favorable to the president. Critics from across media and political lines faulted O’Donnell for insufficient pushback on falsehoods and tied the episode and CBS’s earlier $16 million settlement to concerns about newsroom transparency and editorial independence amid recent Paramount/Skydance corporate moves. CBS defended the edit as routine condensation for clarity and said it posted the full transcript and extended version to allow public scrutiny.