Former NBC sports analyst and CNN contributor Bob Costas blasted ABC News and CBS News for “running the gauntlet that the Trump administration will throw up against them,” during an award speech Monday.

Costas offered his opinion on the two networks’ concessions to President Donald Trump in their squabbles. ABC News paid Trump $15 million to settle a lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos, while CBS News offered Trump $20 million to settle its legal fight.

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