Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Images CBS is defending its editorial independence after a chilling threat from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to MAGA-coded anchor Tony Dokoupil was revealed in a leaked recording. In a statement to the New York Times on Sunday, CBS News forcefully pushed back against what critics have pointed to as evidence of the network bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. “The moment we booked this interview, we made the independent decision to air it unedited and in its entirety,” CBS News said. Read more at The Daily Beast.