 Shuster was suspended for two weeks from all NBC News and MSNBC appearances for his comments.Before the suspension, Shuster had engaged in a heated e-mail exchange with a Clinton staffer in which he defended his remarks.On April 6, 2010, MSNBC announced that it had suspended Shuster for an "indefinite period" after the network learned from press reports that he and Michel Martin of National Public Radio, had taped a pilot episode for a new show on CNN without the formal approval of MSNBC.