Murder 60 Minutes? Yes, Please.
Rome Hartman, a former producer for 60 Minutes, has publicly criticized the show's current executive producer, Nick Bilton. Hartman, who oversaw a controversial edit of Kamala Harris's interview, expressed that internal conflicts have long been a part of the show's culture. The recent turmoil at 60 Minutes, including the dismissal of several employees, has drawn attention to the program's struggles with bias and originality.
- ▪Rome Hartman recently retired as a producer for 60 Minutes after over 25 years with the show.
- ▪He criticized the qualifications of the current executive producer, Nick Bilton, and highlighted the show's history of internal conflicts.
- ▪Hartman was responsible for editing Kamala Harris's interview to make her responses appear more coherent, which led to significant controversy.
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Media Murder 60 Minutes? Yes, Please. A screengrab of Kamala Harris's 60 Minutes interview, along with the producer, Rome Hartman, who oversaw its controversial edit. Washington Free Beacon Editors June 5, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Rome Hartman is a recently retired 60 Minutes producer. In the spirit of the show’s self-important, solipsistic, navel gazing culture, Hartman let it rip, expressing in his own words what his former colleagues feel but can only express through vicious and poorly veiled leaks to media scribe Oliver Darcy.
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