"Colbert said that CBS lawyers told him in no uncertain terms that Talarico could not appear on The Late Show on Monday. Donald Trump's administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV, Colbert said. I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him [Talarico] on, I could not mention me not having him on, Colbert said."
"CBS disputed Colbert's account, saying its lawyers only provided legal guidance that broadcasting an interview with Talarico could trigger the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) equal-time rule. The rule requires broadcast networks to give equal time to political candidates, but it has not traditionally been applied to talk shows. However, the Republican-led FCC said in January that daytime and late-night television talk shows are no longer considered bona fide news programmes that are exempt from equal time rules."
Stephen Colbert said CBS prevented him from airing an interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, citing potential violation of new FCC guidance. CBS said its lawyers only provided legal guidance that broadcasting the interview could trigger the FCC's equal-time rule, which requires broadcasters to give equal time to political candidates. The FCC in January removed talk shows' exemption from equal-time rules and has opened an investigation into whether ABC's The View violated those rules after a Talarico appearance. The dispute coincided with the start of early voting in the contested Texas Democratic primary between Talarico and Jasmine Crockett, and President Trump has pushed the FCC chair to take action and criticized networks.
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