Former CBS News correspondent, and current chief Washington correspondent for MeidasTouch, Scott MacFarlane joined the show! We talked about the tension surrounding this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Scott’s departure from CBS News, the state of legacy media, and his transition into independent journalism.

Also, Oliver and Jon discuss Tucker Carlson saying he is “tormented” over his 2024 support of Donald Trump, and Kash Patel targeting reporters.

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0:00 Intro

1:51 Scott MacFarlane on the White House Correspondent's Dinner and Leaving CBS News

31:09 Tucker Carlson ‘Tormented’ By Past Support for Trump

38:35 Kash Patel Uses FBI to Target Reporters

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