ABC News accused the Trump administration of attempting to censor the network in a new regulatory filing responding to the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to review the broadcast licenses of its owned-and-operated television stations years before they are set to expire.
The television network, which has been targeted by the FCC because of its programming and on-air comments, argues the administration “is retaliating against ABC for the exercise of its First Amendment rights.”
“The retaliation against ABC is a signal to every media company in the country: accommodate the Administration’s view of what news coverage should look like or pay the price,” the 119-page filing said.