Bipartisan Legal Group Complaint Against FCC's Brendan Carr

FCC chair is accused of illegally trying to rein in the media. Here are his biggest controversies.

A legal watchdog group has asked bar associations to investigate whether Brendan Carr violated ethical obligations in his effort to enforce President Trump’s media agenda.

Bipartisan legal group complaint against FCC's Brendan Carr

Brendan Carr participates in a panel discussion at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) A legal watchdog organization has filed a pair of complaints against Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr asking two Bar associations to investigate him over threats made to television networks and broadcasters. In letters sent to Bar officials in Maryland and Washington, D.C., the bipartisan Leg…

FCC Chair Who Targeted ABC, Kimmel Says It Was Democrats Who ‘Massively Weaponized The FCC'

Brendan Carr was asked on CNBC if he "turned the FCC into a political commission."

CNBC host calls out Trump's FCC chair for 'suspicious' timing in sharp interview

FCC Chair Brendan Carr got an unexpectedly sharp grilling from CNBC's Sara Eisen on Monday, who openly questioned the "suspicious" timing of his agency's escalating attack on Disney-owned ABC — pointing directly to President Donald Trump's recent demand that Jimmy Kimmel be fired.Carr, who has emerg...

CNBC Host Calls Out FCC Chair Over 'Suspicious' ABC Attack Timing

FCC Chair Brendan Carr got an unexpectedly sharp grilling from CNBC's Sara Eisen on Monday, who openly questioned the "suspicious" timing of his agency's escalating attack on Disney-owned ABC — pointing directly to President Donald Trump's recent demand that Jimmy Kimmel be fired. Carr, who has emerged as one of the most aggressive enforcers in Trump's second term, recently called eight ABC TV station licenses in for early review, a move Disney…

Carr: Broadcasters Face New Era Of Public Interest Accountability

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr again pushed back over whether the agency’s escalating investigation into Disney-owned ABC stations is politically motivated, insisting the early license renewal order that has rattled the broadcast industry is tied to “invidious forms of DEI discrimination” — but his remarks carry a warning that extends well beyond Burbank. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)