Skydance Media Chief Executive Officer David Ellison met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Tuesday appealing to the regulatory chief to approve his film studio’s pending merger with Paramount Global.

Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.

Paramount faces scrutiny for agreeing to pay $16 million to settle a suit brought by Trump, amid a merger attempt that requires his administration's blessing.

Skydance CEO David Ellison discussed his company's pending merger with Paramount with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr at a meeting this week

With a $16 million settlement, the media company just struck a deal with Trump that showed how easily the First Amendment can be bartered away.

Paramount, Trump in ‘advanced’ discussions to settle $20 billion lawsuit The parties asked a Texas judge on Monday to pause case deadlines until Thursday as negotiations over the suit play out.

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart slammed Paramount for making a deal with Trump, serving notice they won't be silenced by their parent company.

Paramount agreed to pay Donald Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris. Trump alleged the interview was edited to improve how Harris sounded, a claim CBS denied.