The point was the FBI combined with the rather inflexible security people in Boston were probably threatening repercussions to Cartoon Network along the lines of their broadcast license
What repercussions though? That sounds like a threat to abuse power.
That's because it was.
Excuse me? Cartoon Network is a cable channel, it doesn't have a broadcast license.
I didn’t ask for specifics but the government clearly wasn’t playing.
Your "friend" is just making shit up to sound important. Learn to have some critical thinking skills.