Scott Pelley accused CBS News leadership of pressuring him to "inject falsehoods and bias" into reporting at "60 Minutes" after the veteran journalist was fired Tuesday following a confrontation with network executives over recent staffing cuts and editorial direction at the program.
"The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable," Pelley said in a statement released hours after his dismissal. "The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well."
