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ABC refuses to capitulate to Trump admin, fights FCC probe into The View

FCC chair hasn't been able to bully ABC and owner Disney into submission.

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ABC refuses to capitulate to Trump admin, fights FCC probe into The View

ABC is fighting back against the Trump administration's attempt to police broadcast television content, saying in a filing that the Federal Communications Commission is violating the First Amendment. Led by Chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC accused ABC’s The View of not complying with the equal-time rule, even though the interview portions of talk shows have historically been exempt from the rule requiring equal time for opposing political candidates. The FCC also opened an unusual review of ABC’s broadcast licenses one day after the president and First Lady Melania Trump called on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over a recent joke. An ABC filing that was made public today said the FCC exceeded its authority in actions that "threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech, both with respect to The View and more broadly." The filing is primarily in response to the equal-time investigation, but ABC also seems determined to fight the larger license review. Read full article Comments

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