'60 Minutes' boss on hot seat over Kamala Harris interview amid speculation he could get ousted if ‘Trump wants head on a stick’: sources

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Bill Owens – executive producer of “60 Minutes” since a sexual-misconduct scandal engulfed CBS and ousted his predecessor, Jeff Fager – has remained defiant amid fury from the rank-and-file over a …

The turmoil at CBS News over the controversial “ 60 Minutes ” interview with Kamala Harris has put the show’s boss on the hot seat – and insiders are speculating the network could dump him if President Trump wants a “head on a spike,” The Post has learned.

The president claims CBS edited the Harris interview to make her look better ahead of the election – an accusation the network has denied.“60 Minutes” boss Bill Owens is on the hot seat at CBS amid speculation that Trump might want a head to roll.

The backlash against “60 Minutes” comes at a delicate time for Paramount as it tries to sidestep regulatory hurdles from Trump’s appointed FCC chair to complete the long-winding Skydance deal.FCC boss Brendan Carr is reviewing the raw footage and unedited transcripts of “60 Minutes'” Harris interview for bias.Owens, who like his predecessors has run “60 Minutes” as an independent fiefdom apart from CBS news, isn’t happy about having his work vetted by Zirinsky, sources said.

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