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‘The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Says Paramount’s Trump Settlement Is “Shameful” As Ex-‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Steve Kroft Calls It A “Shakedown”

It comes as Ex-‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Steve Kroft Labels It A “Shakedown”

Jon Stewart didn’t disappoint with his views on the multi-million-dollar settlement between Paramount Global, which owns The Daily Show network Comedy Central, and President Donald Trump. After a few other lines during the first half of the show, which largely covered Trump’s recent “legislative coup”, Stewart doubled down and brought on former 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft as his guest to discuss the topic. After introducing Kroft, Stewart called the settlement “unusual” before the journalist noted that a couple of Congressmen think it was “bribery”.

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