Disney's ABC challenges FCC, escalating fight over free speech
Gomez said the FCC is using license reviews and investigations to pressure Disney and ABC, including an accelerated renewal order for eight stations.
- On Monday, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez sent a letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, alleging the Trump administration is using the FCC to "punish and intimidate" Disney and ABC through "weaponization of the FCC's authority as a federal regulator."
- Gomez wrote the administration's "crusade" against Disney began in earnest after the network paid $15 million in late 2024 to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump, noting the settlement "did not buy you peace."
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr initiated investigations into Disney's diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and revived a complaint over ABC's 2024 election debate moderation, forcing ABC to renew broadcast licenses for eight stations years ahead of schedule.
- Disney hired Supreme Court litigator Paul D. Clement and submitted a petition accusing the administration of violating First Amendment rights, while Gomez vowed to "shine a light" on the FCC's efforts to curtail press freedom.
- Gomez cautioned that Disney is not the first media target, as press freedom groups warned of similar pressure on CNN and other networks facing coordinated efforts to align coverage with administration preferences through ownership changes.
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FCC Commissioner Accuses Trump Administration of Using Federal Regulators to Pressure Disney and ABC
A growing battle over media freedom and government oversight intensified Monday after Anna M. Gomez, the lone Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, accused the Trump administration of orchestrating what she described as a “sustained, coordinated campaign of censorship and control” targeting The Walt Disney Company and its broadcast network ABC.
Top official exposes Trump’s 'coordinated campaign of censorship and control'
There has been an ongoing battle pitting President Donald Trump and his FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on one side against ABC, its parent company Disney, late night host Jimmy Kimmel and the television show "The View" on the other. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, a prominent official at the FCC has revealed a “sustained, coordinated campaign of censorship and control” by the Trump administration.According to a letter from Federal Communic…
Dem FCC Commissioner Warns Disney Of "Sustained Coordinated Campaign Of Censorship And Control"
NBC News reports: Disney and ABC are the targets of a “sustained, coordinated campaign of censorship and control” orchestrated by the Trump administration’s FCC, the lone Democrat on the regulatory panel said Monday. In a remarkable letter to Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro, FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez decried the political “weaponization” of the federal media regulator under Chairman Brendan Carr, a Republican appointed by President Donald Trump. “Y…
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