Sharyl Attkisson Says in Her Experience at CBS the Government Intervened in News Coverage Everyday

MCCLINTOCK Ms Attkisson what ░░░░░░░░ your what s your ░░░░░░░░ ATTKISSON Well I think ░░░░░░░░ s interesting to hear ░░░░░░░░ say and I agree ░░░░░░░░ this that the government ░░░░░░░░ not be intervening in ░░░░░░░░ coverage But in my ░░░░░░░░ with CBS that happens ░░░░░░░░ day Members of committees ░░░░░░░░ of committees members of ░░░░░░░░ and the White House ░░░░░░░░ the bureau in Washington ░░░░░░░░ C context that they ░░░░░░░░ editors and managers up ░░░░░░░░ New York to try ░░░░░░░░ shape our coverage MCCLINTOCK ░░░░░░░░ that that I don ░░░░░░░░ find particularly objectionable as ░░░░░░░░ as there is no ░░░░░░░░ or threat of force ░░░░░░░░ that Do you find ░░░░░░░░ to be the case ░░░░░░░░ ATTKISSON I don t ░░░░░░░░ what was said I ░░░░░░░░ know they called There ░░░░░░░░ no no physical force ░░░░░░░░ but there certainly is ░░░░░░░░ great deal of pressure ░░░░░░░░ know weighing on the ░░░░░░░░ in terms of their ░░░░░░░░ MCCLINTOCK Well what about ░░░░░░░░ acts directly Have you ░░░░░░░░ such intimidation yourself directly ░░░░░░░░ the government or is ░░░░░░░░ all all kind of ░░░░░░░░ through your employers ATTKISSON ░░░░░░░░ I felt a great ░░░░░░░░ of pressure channeled through ░░░░░░░░ employers You know we ░░░░░░░░ was told the certain ░░░░░░░░ weren t going to ░░░░░░░░ because we were getting ░░░░░░░░ calls and even though ░░░░░░░░ was nothing wrong with ░░░░░░░░ stories let s just ░░░░░░░░ it rest for a ░░░░░░░░ Let s pick it ░░░░░░░░ another time They re ░░░░░░░░ mad this time And ░░░░░░░░ was no objection over ░░░░░░░░ content of the story ░░░░░░░░ the facts It was ░░░░░░░░ just as I was ░░░░░░░░ they just didn t ░░░░░░░░ it or is a ░░░░░░░░ that they felt was ░░░░░░░░ at times MCCLINTOCK Let ░░░░░░░░ if they were if ░░░░░░░░ were offering additional facts ░░░░░░░░ might have been ignored ░░░░░░░░ they were offering different ░░░░░░░░ that s freedom of ░░░░░░░░ But if behind those ░░░░░░░░ was the threat of ░░░░░░░░ that s a completely ░░░░░░░░ matter Do do agree ░░░░░░░░ Yeah My position was ░░░░░░░░ political officials call into ░░░░░░░░ newsroom there should be ░░░░░░░░ policy where we tell ░░░░░░░░ if they object to ░░░░░░░░ or have a factual ░░░░░░░░ that they should put ░░░░░░░░ in writing and send ░░░░░░░░ in But there are ░░░░░░░░ extensive conversations that go ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes I ░░░░░░░░ know about a few ░░░░░░░░ them a relative few ░░░░░░░░ them I m sure ░░░░░░░░ happen in other scenarios ░░░░░░░░ well NADLER Ms Attkisson ░░░░░░░░ I read your testimony ░░░░░░░░ hear your testimony you ░░░░░░░░ that The Press Act ░░░░░░░░ not be sufficient ATTKISSON ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ problem that has to ░░░░░░░░ with sending a message ░░░░░░░░ a message of oversight ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence agencies that ░░░░░░░░ know have for decades ░░░░░░░░ rights and and made ░░░░░░░░ that are contrary to ░░░░░░░░ and so on I ░░░░░░░░ t think there s ░░░░░░░░ an effort they think ░░░░░░░░ serious I feel like ░░░░░░░░ intelligence agencies feel like ░░░░░░░░ re running the committees ░░░░░░░░ rather than the committees ░░░░░░░░ oversight of them and ░░░░░░░░ there needs to be ░░░░░░░░ they understand that they ░░░░░░░░ be held accountable when ░░░░░░░░ do things And I ░░░░░░░░ t know what that ░░░░░░░░ like in practice but ░░░░░░░░ don t think the ░░░░░░░░ is crosstalk NADLER Thank ░░░░░░░░