Despite the revelation of a payment made by the Harris campaign to Al Sharpton's MSNBC show, he continues to host and make regular appearances.

Despite controversy over his nonprofit's funding from the Kamala Harris campaign, MSNBC's Al Sharpton continues to appear as a guest on the network and host his weekend show.

The National Action Network received a $500,000 donation from the Harris campaign prior to a friendly interview with the Democratic nominee on MSNBC, which was conducted just weeks before the election. MSNBC claims it was unaware of the donation at the time, which was reported by the Washington Free Beacon on November 12.

Since the story broke, Sharpton has made a total of 37 appearances on MSNBC, including seven as a guest on "PoliticsNation" on Saturdays and Sundays, and 30 guest appearances from Oct. 1 to Nov. 11. However, his appearances have decreased somewhat since the payment was revealed.

Despite his support for Harris, Sharpton has remained a part of the network's coverage of the aftermath of Trump's victory.

"Bill D'Agostino, a senior research analyst at MRC, stated to Planet Chronicle Digital that MSNBC's handling of the case shows a complete disregard for journalistic standards. Despite ignoring the story for days, they later claimed ignorance and moved on. Although Sharpton's guest appearances have decreased since the scandal, he still has his own show. It is likely that his prevalence on the network will return to normal within a month, as MSNBC's plan seems to be to ignore the story until it goes away."

On Oct. 20, Harris had a friendly interview with Sharpton, a supporter of the Democratic Party. FEC filings showed that the Harris campaign made two $250,000 donations to Sharpton's nonprofit organization in September and October. However, Sharpton did not disclose the apparent conflict of interest to viewers before or after the interview.

In the interview, Sharpton wished Harris a happy birthday and compared her to the esteemed Democrat Shirley Chisholm.

D'Agostino discovered that MSNBC promoted Sharpton's interview at least 17 times in four days, with three of those instances featuring Sharpton himself.

According to the Free Beacon, Sharpton did not reveal the donations he received to his superiors at MSNBC.

An MSNBC spokesperson informed the Free Beacon that the network was unaware of the donations made to the National Action Network.

MSNBC didn't respond to other requests for comment.

"Brent Bozell, president of MRC, criticized Al Sharpton on X, stating that he should not be the host of a news show and that accepting money from a candidate should end his career as a "news" personality."

The move by Sharpton's colleagues at NBC's Rockefeller Plaza headquarters is causing a buzz among the employees. A current MSNBC employee told Planet Chronicle Digital on Tuesday that the move "has a bit of a dirty feel to it."

The MSNBC employee expressed a sentiment of "Ugh, we don't need this. This feels grifty and gross," according to the employee's statement.

"It's not right for that kind of money to be given to people who are pretending to be journalists," they said. "Perhaps the term 'journalist' is not fair because I'm not sure if he is one. But it feels like a form of pay-to-play, which is not acceptable."

Planet Chronicle Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.