"60 Minutes" executive producer Bill Owens, whose career spans nearly four decades at CBS News, announced on Tuesday that he will depart the network.

Bill Owens, a longtime executive producer on the CBS news program "60 Minutes," is resigning over concerns about editorial independence.

The closer one looks at the context surrounding Bill Owens' departure as the executive producer of "60 Minutes," the worse it appears.

CNN’s Jake Tapper tore into the owner of CBS’ parent company following the sudden departure of longtime 60 Minutes producer Bill Owens. Owens stepped down on Tuesday after 24 years on the show, telling staff that he was no longer able to make “independent decisions” and could no longer run the show as he had previously.

CNN’s Jake Tapper tore into the owner of CBS’s parent company Thursday after the top executive at the storied CBS News show “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned this week. President Donald Trump sued “60 Minutes” for $20 billion last fall,