India, April 30 -- The Federal Communications Commission's decision to accelerate a license review of Walt Disney Co's ABC TV stations came soon after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania called for the firing of Jimmy Kimmel.

Bloomberg cited sources to report that the move was precipitated by Trump's plea for ABC. The comedian became a focus of Trump again this week after Kimmel made jokes at the president and first lady's expense on his April 23 show, a day before a shooting took place at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

However, an FCC spokesperson told NBC News the move was tied to an investigation into Disney's 'DEI conduct, not any speech'.

Raymond Ku, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University, warned tha...