Stephen Colbert Roasts Paramount Over Rumored $50 Million Trump Settlement, Offers to Defend Company for Same Amount | Video
Stephen Colbert bit the hand that feeds him during his monologue on Tuesday in a hilarious way, roasting Paramount Global - which owns "The Late Show" network CBS - over rumors it intends to settle Donald Trump lawsuit with a sky high payment. What inspired Colbert's commentary was a rumor, shared Monday night by CNN's Jake Tapper, that Paramount Global could end up paying Trump as $50 million to settle the president's baseless lawsuit. But before Colbert got to that point, he first talked about Trump's larger attacks on press freedom, and the outlets who "capitulate" . . .