I made a mistake with the sentence > Jasmine Crockett did not request to be on Stephen Colbert's show, much less was denied such a request. I should have writ

I made a mistake with the sentence > Jasmine Crockett did not request to be on Stephen Colbert's show, much less was denied such a request. I should have written: Jasmine Crockett did not request to be on Stephen Colbert's show, so her non-existent request couldn't have been denied by CBS or Colbert. CBS does not violate the equal-time rule until CBS were to deny an interview request that relies on the equal-time rule.