The FCC is prohibited from influencing network content but Chairman Brendan Carr and President Donald Trump have used pressure campaigns to test those limits.

Regulator Brendan Carr said he wasn't making threats when he told TV networks they had the choice to deal with Kimmel the "easy way or the hard way."

The FCC is prohibited from influencing network content but Chairman Brendan Carr and President Donald Trump have used pressure campaigns to test those limits.