60 Minutes II was a weekly primetime news magazine television program that was intended to replicate the "signature style, journalistic quality and integrity" of the original 60 Minutes series.

He joined the publication on the crime beat. Early in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 60 Minutes correspondent and former CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley spent time overseas to cover the war.

During his appearance on the news program, Clooney, 63, opened up about his decision to drop his support for former president Joe Biden and took aim at the Trump administration.