Press advocacy group seeks disbarment of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr

FCC chairman says network oversight offers a needed ‘course correction’

We continue our look at the FCC’s decision to allow Paramount, the parent company of CBS, to merge with the Hollywood studio Skydance. The scrutinized media deal was approved in a 2-1 vote after Paramount agreed to a settlement with President Trump and Skydance agreed to other concessions. Geoff Bennett discussed more with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who voted in favor of the merger.

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Press advocacy group seeks disbarment of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr

Brendan Carr speaks at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) A journalism advocacy group has filed an ethics complaint against Federal Communication Chairman Brendan Carr, arguing that he engaged in “egregious misconduct” by targeting the parent companies of several broadcast networks at the best of President Donald Trump. The complaint, filed with a legal affairs office within the District of Columbia’s Cou…

FCC Chair Hit With Legal Ethics Complaint Over Alleged Abuse of Office

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025 – A press freedom watchdog has called for the disbarment of Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr.The complaint, submitted by nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation to the D.C. Bar’s disciplinary council on Monday, alleged that Carr, as a licensed attorney in D.C., has violated multiple rules of professional conduct, including those prohibiting dishonesty, abuse of office for political gain, and con…