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All right. the money, lets start there. at a certain point, the justness of these two men, who are accused of this pattern, getting the biggest chunk of the money. but, two, can you move all this money around to pay for these claims without running afoul of the law in terms of disclosure of a public company? >> well, theres two things. on the payouts, you know, what i find fascinating is that fox news sign the bill oreilly to a new contract in march, fully knowing "the new york times" had this m...

>> heres my theory. i think trump has so wanted mainstream acceptance. hes wanted this since he was a new york developer who wasnt accepted by wall street finance folks. he got to the presidency. >> yep. >> rejecting it. since hes got there, you no he loves it that the foreign policy establishment is praising him. gary cohn is praising. hes forgotten what got him elected. >> david jolly and congressman ro khanna, thank you both, gentlemen. >> good to be with you. still to come, a bill oreilly ...

I was mortified because not only did it go -- was it sexual, i took that as a very plantational remark. such a blatant person with such a high profile making me feel uncomfortable, but then not acknowledging -- even acknowledging me. >> as a human. >> perquita burgess, a former temp worker at fox news detailed this morning on the view. burgess is just one of several women who have accused oreilly of harassment, leading to yesterdays announcement that fox and oreilly agreed he will not return to ...

Prosecutors, as we speak, in the southern district in manhattan are looking at this. fbi agents aring looing at it. these settlements, what theyre looking at pre-dates oreilly. this is more about rogers ailes pattern of serially paying off women, moving money around the fox news budget, hiding money in other parts of the budget so that they wouldnt trigger any kind of disclosure. theyre also looking at the way ailes used fox news budget to fund his dirty tricks, boiler room operations, you know,...

Im just setting there minding my business, and he walks past and says, hey, hot chocolate. but he didnt look at me when he said it. and i was like -- i didnt -- i didnt respond. i was mortified because not only did it go -- was it sexual, i took that as a very plantational remark. such a blatant person with such a high profile making me feel uncomfortable, but then not acknowledging -- even acknowledging me. >> as a human. >> perquita burgess, a former temp worker at fox news detailed this morni...

Been -- this is "the new york times," that there was a u.s. attorneys office looking into the way that fox news handled payments related to sexual harassment cases to determine whether the company misled investors. do we know anything about whats going on there? >> ive done a lot of reporting on this. this investigation is ongoing. prosecutors, as we speak, in the southern district in manhattan are looking at this. fbi agents aring looing at it. these settlements, what theyre looking at pre-date...

Were moving on to a jobs bill. they could put whatever they want in it. i mean people will sniff it out, will cover it. but, right, theres no sense that that -- the thing that was sort of the center of this campaign is anywhere to be found in the legislative agenda. >> heres my theory. i think trump has so wanted mainstream acceptance. hes wanted this since he was a new york developer who wasnt accepted by wall street finance folks. he got to the presidency. >> yep. >> rejecting it. since hes go...

Leaves. two sources confirm to nbc news oreilly will exit fox news with up to $25 million, one year of his salary. fox news parent company, 21st century fox has now spent more than $85 million on payouts related to sexual harassment allegations according to "the new york times." more italian three quarters of that, $65 million, has gone to the two men who were the subject of those allegations, roger ailes and bill oreilly. ailes and oreilly have denied all allegations. oreilly said yesterday in ...

>> well, theres two things. on the payouts, you know, what i find fascinating is that fox news sign the bill oreilly to a new contract in march, fully knowing "the new york times" had this major -- >> was working on this story. this was being chatted about. >> as a very senior person inside the company told me, they went in this with eyes wide open. they new oreillys baggage but he was too good for business. their philosophy was lets see how this plays out. maybe the times story will blow over a...

Investigation. >> oreilly -- i mean theres some amazing irony here, which is how oreilly in some ways really made his first mark -- the first big story that put him on the map was what? >> well, so i reported this extensively in my book. in 1998 when oreilly led the charge on the monica lewinsky scandal, going after clinton night after night, his ratings exploded 400%. this is the grand irony of this whole thing. this is a guy who made his career on outrage and going after, you know, someones se...