US EditionLegal Experts Accuse Trump Administration Of Unconstitutionally Influencing Kimmel Suspension—Here’s Why
FCC head Brendan Carr threatened broadcasters with license revocation over airing Jimmy Kimmel, prompting Nexstar and ABC to suspend his show amid concerns of political censorship.
- On Wednesday evening, ABC suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely after his Monday monologue speculated about Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin being a conservative.
- The suspension followed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's warnings amid complaints alleging anti-conservative bias and coincided with Nexstar dropping Kimmel's show during its $6.2 billion Tegna acquisition review.
- Carr threatened to revoke licenses of stations airing Kimmel's content, while affirming government officials cannot coerce broadcasters, raising legal tensions over First Amendment protections.
- Free speech experts called Kimmel a 'prime example' of censorship by proxy and warned this case could chill political satire amid growing regulatory pressure.
- These events highlight increased regulatory influence on media content and suggest potential challenges to editorial independence and constitutional political speech rights.
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Mahmoud Khalil speaking after a documentary screening in Washington on Sept. 17, 2025. Photo: Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images When ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, outrage poured out of all corners of the liberal body politic. It was an example of “government silencing dissenting voices,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said. Pod Save America’s Tommy Vietor called it “a wild overreaction…
The prominent television presenter Jimmy Kimmel has been dropped, but the US president's campaign against critical media seems to continue.
Dem Rep. Garcia Claims Investigation Underway Blaming Trump for Kimmel Suspension
Thursday on MSNBC's "Deadline," Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) claimed Democrats were investigating the Trump administration's role in ABC suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The post Dem Rep. Garcia Claims Investigation Underway Blaming Trump for Kimmel Suspension appeared first on Breitbart.
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