FCC Chairman Seems to Say That in Threatening ABC Affiliates Over Jimmy Kimmel, He Was Doing His Job to Uphold the ‘Public Interest’

Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, has been accused of improperly exerting pressure on ABC and local broadcasters to cancel Jimmy Kimmel over the late-night host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s murder — and that his threats were tantamount to a First Amendment violation. On Wednesday, Carr amid pointed questioning from lawmakers at a […]