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Stephen Miller Recuses From Paramount Matters Involving Wife Katie Miller
Stephen Miller has recused himself from White House matters involving Paramount Global due to his wife Katie Miller's business discussions with the company. Katie Miller, who hosts a podcast, received assistance from Paramount CEO David Ellison in organizing a Washington dinner party last month honoring the Trump White House.
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The recusal follows Katie Miller's assistance last month in organizing a Washington dinner party hosted by Paramount CEO David Ellison. Ellison sought to honor the Trump White House and turned a traditional celebration of the CBS News White House team into a high-profile corporate event. Katie Miller sent follow-up invitations to top Trump aides to encourage attendance at the intimate gathering.
Miller had been talking informally for months with Paramount executives about selling her media property, The Katie Miller Podcast, to the news-media giant. Two people familiar with the plans described the discussions but spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss nonpublic information.
A purchase by Paramount would represent a major development for the podcast, which Miller launched in August after leaving White House work. The podcast features unusually intimate conversations with Trump administration officials and their spouses.
Miller has interviewed Vice President Vance, then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Robert F.
Stephen Miller recused himself last year from matters involving artificial intelligence. That step came after Katie Miller maintained a part-time consulting contract with xAI, the company that owns the Grok chatbot and the social-media platform X. A spokesperson for the couple said in a statement that Katie Miller is an accomplished professional with over a decade of senior government and media experience.
The White House counsel has determined that Miller does not need to recuse from matters related to sponsors of Katie Miller's podcast. The counsel concluded that sponsorships differ from consulting arrangements. No evidence has surfaced that either of the Millers has taken action to help a podcast sponsor outside of the show itself.
