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

Bill Owens announced his decision in an email to staff as parent company considers settling a lawsuit from Donald Trump

President Donald Trump sued “60 Minutes” for $20 billion last fall, claiming it deceptively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. CBS denied it had done anything to give an advantage to Harris, and released the full transcript of its interview.

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.