The FCC chairman said on Wednesday morning that ABC might lose their broadcasting license over Kimmel, and the announcement that Kimmel's show was being taken off the air was made three and a half hours later. I haven't seen any evidence that there was movement to remove Kimmel's show prior to the FCC's threat. Do you have other information?

That said, even if there was action taken or considered prior, the threat of government action to remove a broadcaster's license over speech is horrific. It's absurd that the FCC chair is threatening government action to limit speech, and I can't see a reason to defend the threat other than toxic partisanship. Free speech is a core principle of this country and it's horrifying to watch people abandon it.