In brief
- The CBS segment was Trump’s first sit-down with 60 Minutes in five years, spanning the government shutdown, foreign policy, and crypto.
- Trump said he “didn’t know” CZ and had been “told” Zhao was wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration.
- O’Donnell pressed the president on Binance’s $2 billion transaction involving his family’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin.
In his first 60 Minutes interview in half a decade, President Donald Trump defended his decision to pardon Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, insisting he had no personal knowledge of the crypto billionaire and was acting on what he described as a politically motivated prosecution by the previous administration.
Asked by correspondent Norah…
Nov 03 2025
