Trump, NBC and FCC
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Disney and ABC are no longer looking for a middle ground. On Tuesday, the entertainment company, its news division, and eight ABC-owned local television stations filed a federal lawsuit against the
CBS News aired part of President Trump’s prime-time speech on election fraud Thursday night, joining in late and switching away as the commander-in-chief called for ABC and NBC to lose their licenses for not showing his remarks.
The rule prohibits any single broadcast station owner from reaching more than 39 percent of all TV households in the US. Under Chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC is replacing the rule with a “case-by-case review” of each proposed merger.
ABC is suing Trump's FCC alleging First Amendment infringement. Can it win, and what happens if the Disney-owned station is victorious?