CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert, a critic of the Trump administration, says he was barred from airing an interview with a Democrat seeking a US Senate seat in Texas by network lawyers concerned the appearance would violate federal fairness rules.
Speaking on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday night Colbert said the lawyers informed his team that state Representative James Talarico couldn’t appear on the broadcast and his name shouldn’t be mentioned.
“He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not ...
