Trump Threatens 'SNL'<br />With Federal Investigation Donald Trump took to Twitter on March 16<br />to voice his distaste for NBC’s ’Saturday Night Live.’ The episode that prompted his reaction was<br />a rerun from 2018 that featured a sketch in<br />which Alec Baldwin portrayed Trump. He complained that the show spends<br />“all of their time knocking [him], over & over.” Trump suggested that ‘SNL’ was colluding<br />against him, and threatened to investigate. The “equal time rule” mandates that U.S.<br />broadcast television give equal air-time opportunities<br />to opposing political candidates, if requested. However, Trump is no longer a candidate<br />and ‘SNL’ is a parody show, making it immune<br />to the type of investigation he suggested. This isn’t the first time Trump has<br />suggested action against 'SNL.' In December of 2018, he called its “one sided coverage”<br />a scandal, and in February, he voiced his frustration at<br />the lack of "retribution" they face.
