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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment

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Former FCC chairs blast Carr’s early renewal of ABC licenses as an ‘assault on free speech.’

FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s unusual move demanding ABC renew its broadcast licenses early is part of a “broader pattern” in a “campaign to punish speech disfavored by the Trump administration,” over a dozen bipartisan former high-ranking officials charge. Several of them recently warned Carr was abusing the News Distortion Policy.

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