Jimmy Kimmel doubled down on his claim that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “threatened” his show over an interview with a Democratic Senate candidate, while the White House accused the talk show host of “play-acting.” Earlier this week, Kimmel, 58, announced that his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, scheduled for Thursday, September 10, wouldn’t air on ABC but rather on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! YouTube channel. He alleged that the “FCC has threatened me, threatened our show, threatened our network, ABC, our affiliates, our local stations, based on simple traditi...