Democrat FCC Commissioner Calls ABC License Review a Political Stunt
TL;DR
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the lone Democrat on the commission, denounced the early license renewals for eight ABC stations as a politically motivated attempt to curb speech and violate the First Amendment, arguing the move by Chair Brendan Carr—linked to a Disney DEI probe—amounts to political censorship and will fail to shield broadcasters.
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