Presidential debate moderators Lester Holt, Martha Raddatz, Anderson Cooper and Chris Wallace will not be allowed to wear earpieces at any of the upcoming debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the New York Post reports.

The Commission on Presidential Debates sent out a message to news organizations Thursday banning moderators from wearing earpieces, Page Six has learned. NBC’s Matt Lauer wore an earpiece for the September 7 when he hosted the widely criticized interviews of Clinton and Trump at the Commander-in-Chief Forum.

The Post reports Lauer was supposedly pressured by NBC News chief Andy Lack to press Clinton on her e-mail scandal, but an NBC News spokesperson denied that, saying only an executive producer was talking to Lauer through the earpiece. There is already a rule in place to bar the candidates from wearing an earpiece or getting advice during breaks until the debates are over.

Th ban obviously would extend to the candidates. James Woods hilariously started a conspiracy that Hillary Clinton wore and earpiece during the Commander-in-Chief Forum Forum.

Holt will be the next NBC anchor in the hot seat to face off with Clinton and Trump. He will moderate the first debate with Clinton and Trump on Sept. 26. Raddatz and Cooper will moderate the second on Oct. 9, and Wallace will moderate the final debate on Oct. 19.

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