"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this, he said, claiming that CBS attorneys were preemptively bowing to guidance from the FCC chair, Brendan Carr, to enforce equal air time on a talk show for all candidates in any political race. Let's just call this what it is. Donald Trump's administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV."
"The interview with Talarico went ahead and was posted instead to Colbert's YouTube page. The episode comes amid a renewed crackdown on media freedoms by the Trump administration, which in recent weeks has included an FBI raid on the home of a Washington Post reporter, and the arrest of Don Lemon, an independent journalist and former CNN host, covering a protest against immigration enforcement in Minnesota."
CBS pulled an interview with Texas state representative James Talarico, reportedly at the behest of the Federal Communications Commission. Network lawyers reportedly barred mention of the refusal to air the interview. The interview was posted to the Late Show host's YouTube page. FCC chair Brendan Carr reportedly urged enforcement of equal air time rules and declined to recognize the traditional news-interview exemption. The incident coincides with an intensified crackdown on media freedoms, including an FBI raid on a Washington Post reporter's home and the arrest of independent journalist Don Lemon. CBS ownership has shifted to David Ellison; the Late Show will end in May.
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