"He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,"
"Then I was told in some uncertain terms that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on, and because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
"The Late Show was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico, The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled. The Late Show decided to present the interview through its YouTube channel with on-air promotion on the broadcast rather than potentially providing the equal-time options."
Stephen Colbert said network lawyers directly told him he could not have James Talarico on the broadcast and that he could not mention the restriction. Colbert posted the interview on YouTube, where it has attracted millions of views. CBS denied prohibiting the broadcast, saying legal guidance warned the interview could trigger the FCC equal-time rule for other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and that the network presented options to satisfy equal-time obligations. CBS said The Late Show chose to post the interview on YouTube with on-air promotion rather than provide equal-time options.
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