{"id":44028,"date":"2025-09-19T22:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T05:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=44028"},"modified":"2025-09-19T23:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T06:48:16","slug":"khanna-moves-to-subpoena-fcc-chair-carr-over-effort-to-shred-the-first-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/khanna-moves-to-subpoena-fcc-chair-carr-over-effort-to-shred-the-first-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Khanna Moves to Subpoena FCC Chair Carr Over Effort to \u2018Shred the First Amendment\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is seen in the US Capitol on December 4, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo by Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will not be intimidated and we will defend the First Amendment,\u201d said Rep. Robert Garcia.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BRAD REED<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sep 18, 2025 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratic lawmakers are vowing to investigate the Trump administration\u2019s pressure campaign that may have led to ABC<\/em> deciding to indefinitely suspend late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-Calif.) announced on Thursday that he filed a motion to subpoena Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr one day after he publicly warned<\/a> ABC<\/em> of negative consequences if the network kept Kimmel on the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hiding Behind Kirk, Team Trump Launches \u2018Biggest Assault on the First Amendment\u2019 in Modern US History<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cEnough of Congress sleepwalking while [President Donald] Trump and [Vice President JD] Vance shred the First Amendment and Constitution,\u201d Khanna declared<\/a>. \u201cIt is time for Congress to stand up for Article I.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, also said on Thursday that he was opening an investigation into the potential financial aspects of Carr\u2019s pressure campaign on ABC<\/em>, including the involvement of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which is the network\u2019s largest affiliate and is currently involved in merger talks that will need FCC approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Oversight Committee is launching an investigation into ABC<\/em>, Sinclair, and the FCC,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cWe will not be intimidated and we will defend the First Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progressive politicians weren\u2019t the only ones launching an investigation into the Kimmel controversy, as legal organization Democracy Forward announced that it\u2019s filed<\/a> a a Freedom of Information Act request for records after January 20, 2025 related to any FCC efforts \u201cto use the agency\u2019s licensing and enforcement powers to police and limit speech and influence what the public can watch and hear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BRAD REED<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Reed is a staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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