President Donald Trump, flanked at his desk in the Oval Office by six of his highest-ranking aides, shared his thoughts on Wednesday regarding the Bill O’Reilly scandal in an interview with the New York Times.

“ ‘I think he shouldn’t have settled. I don’t think Bill did anything wrong.’ ” — Donald Trump

Trump is referring to the revelations that O’Reilly paid $13 million in settlements to five women who accused him of sexual harassment. Several companies pulled their advertising from “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News FOX, +2.86% after the news of the settlements broke.