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60 Minutes airs explosive Donald Trump segment despite looming $20 billion lawsuit

Despite having a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit hanging over their heads, 60 Minutes still went ahead and broadcast a segment blasting President Donald Trump's recent actions

Host Scott Pelley, who previously went rogue and leveled blistering accusations against his own corporate bosses, spoke with lawyers who even seemed to push the boundaries as he labeled Trump the "first felon in the Oval Office." However, their luck changed when Marc Elias, a former Perkins Cole partner and a top lawyer for Democrats, called Trump's executive orders an assault on the entire legal profession live on air. They have been trying to broker a settlement with Trump's lawyers and Paramount owner Shari Redstone even reportedly asked CBS News' chief executive if it were possible to delay running sensitive stories about the president on 60 Minutes amid the merger plan.

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