Stelter: What’s Happening with CBS Is Called ‘Obeying in Advance’

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STELTER: "FCC Chairman Brendan Carr hasn‘t commented on any of this today, but I was told by a source familiar with the matter tonight that, yes, ABC has been contacted by the FCC, that yes, there is an active investigation into 'The View.' Now, I feel kind of funny saying those words, like, an investigation into 'The View,' right? It seems kind of ludicrous. But it is true the FCC sent some letters, ABC has responded. There is this back-and-forth, and I‘m told that is what caused concern among CBS lawyers. That is what caused this chill at CBS. But the FCC has very little actual enforcement power. Yeah, they can make ABC pay a fine, but they‘re not going to revoke a station license. So, ultimately, the FCC didn‘t do this. The FCC created a chill, but the CBS lawyers did this. And there is a term for what‘s happening at CBS. It‘s called obeying in advance."