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TexasTowelie

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Tue Feb 17, 2026, 06:12 PM Tuesday

Pulled Colbert-Talarico interview: CBS responds to backlash - CNN [View all]



Stephen Colbert taped a “Late Show” interview with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas. But he says CBS lawyers intervened before the interview could air on TV. “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,” Colbert told his viewers Monday night.

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