Stephen Colbert addressed the chance that Paramount World will settle with Donald Trump over his $20 billion lawsuit towards CBS Information over the way in which that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.
On Thursday’s The Late Present, Colbert famous that ABC settled a defamation lawsuit final yr that Trump filed towards the community over feedback made by George Stephanopoulos. However Trump issued a brand new authorized menace over the weekend over the community’s reporting on his plans to just accept the present of a $400 million 747 from Qatar. Trump’s lawsuit was settled for $15 million, to be given to Trump’s presidential library, plus $1 million in attorneys charges.
“You see Disney. That is what occurs once you capitulate to an autocrat,” Colbert stated. “He’s simply going to maintain coming again for extra. Even children know that. Haven’t you learn for those who give a mouse 16 million cookies.”
Colbert added that “due to this horrible precedent, Trump thinks he can extort the media wherever and at any time when they do one thing he doesn’t like.”
He then famous that Trump’s lawsuit towards CBS, owned by Paramount World, is considered by authorized specialists as a nuisance lawsuit. However the settlement comes as Paramount World is searching for the Trump administration FCC’s approval for its merger with Skydance. Colbert then famous Jake Tapper’s reporting that CBS might accept as a lot as $30 million to $50 million.
The prospect of a settlement led three senators — Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Bernie Sanders — to ship a letter this week to Paramount World’s controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, warning her that such a payout might violate federal bribery legal guidelines.
“Women and gents, I’m a proud firm man,” Colbert stated. “I like who I work for, and I’ll arise towards these scurrilous accusations that Paramount is engaged in company malfeasance … for the low value of $50 million.”
Then he added, “I’m joking, satire, clearly. I’d by no means take a bribe from CBS is Donald Trump outbids them, as a result of Mr. President, I’m keen to testify in your aspect on this lawsuit for $50,000,0001.”
Then he added, “And bear in mind. This isn’t a present to me. It’s a present to the Stephen Colbert Presidential Library and Pizza Hut.”
Colbert addressed the potential settlement final week with Sanders, who had despatched an earlier letter to Paramount World together with different Democratic lawmakers.
