The James Talarico Interview ABC Wouldn't Air: What the Kimmel-FCC Clash Means for Texas Voters

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: Jimmy Kimmel speaks during the ABC segment of the 2019 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on February 05, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Credit: Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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  Jimmy Kimmel says pressure from Trump's FCC pushed him to move his taped interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico off ABC's broadcast and onto YouTube instead.

• White House spokesperson Davis Ingle and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr both deny any threat was made, framing Kimmel's account as invented.
• The clash closely mirrors a February standoff in which CBS kept a Colbert-Talarico interview off broadcast television under the same regulation.
• It's unfolding alongside a separate, unresolved court fight: Disney is suing the FCC over an unprecedented early review of ABC's broadcast licenses.

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A Taped Conversation Diverted to YouTube