Stephen Colbert mocks his Paramount bosses for considering 'shady' $50M Trump settlement

CBS late-night big Stephen Colbert roasted his bosses astatine Paramount connected Tuesday for reportedly considering a $30-50 cardinal colony with President Donald Trump to resoluteness his $20 cardinal lawsuit.

Colbert laid into his bosses astatine Paramount for considering this "shady" colony with Trump, noting Democrats' warning that the colony risks violating bribery laws.

Last October, Trump initially sued CBS News and Paramount for $10 cardinal implicit allegations of predetermination interference involving the "60 Minutes" interrogation of then-Vice President Kamala Harris that aired weeks earlier the statesmanlike predetermination (the magnitude has since jumped to $20 billion).

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Colbert criticized his bosses astatine Paramount for reportedly considering a $30-50 cardinal colony with Trump to resoluteness a $20 cardinal suit filed by the president.

Colbert noted reports that a colony betwixt $30-50 cardinal could beryllium reached, thing Paramount hopes would wide the pathway towards its planned merger with Skydance Media, which needs support from Trump's FCC. Also fueling colony rumors was Monday's abrupt resignation of CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon.

Reacting to the study that drew boos from his audience, Colbert exclaimed, "$30 cardinal to $50 million? Holy bazingas!" 

He continued, criticizing the imaginable statement for perchance violating bribery laws.

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"Now, due to the fact that handing implicit a heap of currency to a president implicit a frivolous suit to get your broadcast licence approved sounds truthful shady, Senators Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders sent a missive to Paramount H.Q. raising concerns that this imaginable colony risks violating bribery laws."

Colbert joked that though helium loves who helium works for, helium would attest connected Paramount's behalf against Trump's claims for "the debased terms of $50 million."

"Paramount, travel on. Let’s speech Turkey. Daddy conscionable wants his beak wet. You chopped the check, and zip!" Colbert teased. "I’m joking, obviously. Satire, et cetera. I would ne'er instrumentality a bribe from CBS. If Donald Trump outbids them!"

Trump's suit alleges that the web practiced "deceptive conduct" for the intent of predetermination interference successful its interrogation with Vice President Kamala Harris. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The late-night host continued to mock the lawsuit, seeming to notation Trump accepting a level from Qatar arsenic a acquisition for his statesmanlike library.

"Mr. President, I americium consenting to attest connected your broadside successful this suit for $50 cardinal and $1," helium joked. "And remember, sir, this is not a acquisition to me. This is simply a acquisition to the Stephen Colbert Presidential Library and Pizza Hut."

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Fox News' Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.