FCC scrutiny looms as networks skip Trump's primetime address

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Rep. Buddy Carter asks the FCC to review ABC, NBC and CBS for declining or cutting away from Trump's July 16 primetime address, saying the networks’ decisions violated the public-interest obligation and could obscure information about election integrity. ABC/NBC declined to air the speech, CBS cut away before it ended, while streaming coverage was provided. Trump had urged license revocation and touted declassified documents, framing the dispute as a broader fight over access to presidential information.
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