The FCC head did threaten ABC's broadcast license.

And they folded instead of fighting. Their cowardice is helping to destroy freedom and democracy in the US.

	▲	lupusreal 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Supposing ABC hadn't fired Kimmel, then what would Kimmel sue the government for? ABC did Kimmel and the rest of us a favor, by making sure Kimmel was actually negatively impacted by the government talking shit about him and thereby giving us a chance of this actually causing a legal mess.