Stephen Colbert addresses FCC controversy related to unaired interview with a Texas Senate candidate
NBC News·2026-02-18 17:14
But here's where I do want to tell the lawyers how to do their jobs. They know damn well that every word of my script last night was approved by CBS's lawyers who for the record approve every script that goes on the air, whether it's about equal time or this image of frogs having sex. On Monday, Coar claimed the network blocked his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Terico from airing on TV out of fear of retaliation from the Federal Communications Commission.Then on Tuesday, CBS released a stateme ...