Not only had #CBS been aware Monday night that #Colbert was going to talk about this issue publicly, its lawyers had even approved it in his script, he said. That’s why he was surprised by the statement, which said that Colbert had been provided “legal guidance” that broadcasting the interview could trigger the equal time rule.
“I don’t know what this is about,” Colbert said. “For the record, I’m not even mad. I really don’t want an adversarial relationship with the network. I’ve never had one.”
As of Wednesday morning, Colbert’s YouTube interview with #Talarico had been viewed more than five million times, or roughly double what the comic’s #CBS program draws each night. The Texas Democrat also reported that he had raised $2.5 million in campaign donations in the 24 hours after the interview.
#StephenColbert #law #FirstAmendment #FCC #censorship #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism
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