Is the FCC 'equal time' rule leading to media censorship — and self-censorship?

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  And MPR's media correspondent is here with us, David Fulconflick.

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  Hi, David.

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  Hey, guys.

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  And today on the show, we're going to talk about the FCC, Stephen Colbert,

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  and what an argument about equal time rules for candidates says about the Trump administration's pretty aggressive stance towards the media.

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  So David, let's just start with last week.

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  This is something that a lot of listeners may have seen on their phones or on their computers.

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  But Stephen Colbert comes on his late night TV show and says this about Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talrico.

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  He was supposed to be here,

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  but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers who called us directly that we could not have him on the broadcast.

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  The actual interview aired on the Late Show's YouTube channel.

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  David, can you explain exactly what happened?

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