Stephen Colbert is being investigated following backlash he received for making a joke about Donald Trump that many viewers deemed “homophobic.”
“Traditionally, the agency has to decide, if it does find a violation, what the appropriate remedy should be,” he continued.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking into complaints made against the late night talk show host despite, Variety reports, his series falling outside the agency’s “safe harbour” timeframe of 6am to 10pm.