Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Attorneys representing CBS said The Late Show could not air an interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, prompting host Stephen Colbert to blame the Federal Communications Commission.
Colbert announced the attorneys' decision on Monday night and said the network prohibited him from mentioning that it would not air the interview on the show.
"Because my network clearly doesn't want me to talk about this, let's talk about this," Colbert said, as reported by USA Today.
He accused FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of engaging in hypocrisy for saying he wants to end the FCC's equal time exemption for television shows that air after prime time.
"[President] Donald Trump's administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV because all Trump does is watch TV," Colbert told his television audience.
