Carr Pushes Back on Blumenthal Complaints About FCC Broadcaster Probes

Carr Pushes Back on Blumenthal Complaints About FCC Broadcaster Probes

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr pushed back against a probe by Senate Homeland Security Investigations Subcommittee ranking member Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., of eight investigations of broadcasters that the Enforcement and Media bureaus launched since Carr took over Jan. 20 (see [Ref:2503140055])...

Carr Fires Back at Blumenthal Over Media Probes

WASHINGTON, Apr. 4, 2025 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr responded to a Senate inquiry set in motion by Senate Democrats on March 12, 2025, asserting that the FCC is stressing fairness in its conduct.Carr wrote on March 26 to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asserting that the FCC’s investigations into major media outlets, including Comcast, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR and PBS, are simply based on precedent established by the F…