FCC Chair Brendan Carr addressed the dispute involving Stephen Colbert and Senate candidate James Talarico. He rejected claims of censorship and called the incident a “hoax” amid mounting public scrutiny.

Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, falsely accused the Federal

Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the FCC, called out CBS for restricting Stephen Colbert from featuring an interview with a U.S. Senate candidate on his late night show’s regular broadcast, as the network feared running afoul of equal time rules.

Colbert raised Trump and the FCC with Collins but framed his approach around the president’s November clash with ABC's Mary Bruce.