Stephen Colbert to be investigated by FCC after 'offensive' Trump joke [View all]

[Equinox Moon]

Friday, May 5, 2017

Stephen Colbert’s remarks about Donald Trump are going to be investigated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to its chairman.

On Thursday, Ajit Pai said the body had received several complaints after Colbert said: “The only thing [Trump’s] mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s cock holster,” on his Monday night show.

In an interview with the radio host Rich Zeoli, Pai said: “I have had a chance to see the clip now and so, as we get complaints, and we’ve gotten a number of them, we are going to take the facts that we find and we are going to apply the law as it’s been set out by the supreme court and other courts and we’ll take the appropriate action.”

The insults against Donald Trump were in retribution for the latter’s treatment of CBS host John Dickerson.

On Wednesday, Colbert said he would change “a few words that were cruder than they needed to be” but confirmed that he would still do it again if he had the chance.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/05/stephen-colbert-offensive-trump-joke-fcc-investigation

Stand your ground Stephen!! Freedom of speech!!
I would assume that DT was responsible for "the several phone calls".