Disney sues Trump administration as media giant accuses White House of 'retaliatory campaign'

Disney sues Trump administration as media giant accuses White House of 'retaliatory campaign'  GB News

The Walt Disney Company, ABC and their owned television stations are suing the Federal Communications Commission, following the agency's decision to review ABC's broadcast license early. David Shepardson, correspondent for Reuters, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

ABC sued the FCC, arguing the agency is waging a retaliatory campaign of censorship against the broadcast network, violating its right to free speech. ABC says the commission has wielded its regulatory power to punish and pressure the company through investigations and threats to strip local stations of their broadcast

"Government censorship is deeply un-American," the lawsuit states, before listing numerous times the government has tried to censor it.

Disney says the Trump administration “has attacked ABC’s speech — the stories its journalists report and the viewpoints its network programs air.”

The lawsuit, which was filed in Washington, DC, federal court, seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on the FCC’s review of eight of Disney’s licenses – including ABC channels in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

US media giant accuses Federal Communications Commission of cracking down because it ‘disapproves’ of its broadcasts

Disney's ABC has sued Donald Trump's FCC over its 'retaliatory' war on its stations.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called for early renewal of eight ABC-owned stations' licenses in April.

The Walt Disney Company and ABC sued the FCC, seeking to stop an early license renewal process that they say is an attack by the Trump administration.

Disney sues Trump’s FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign’ against ABC | CNN Business  CNN

ABC filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the FCC on Tuesday, claiming that its investigations are part of a “retaliatory campaign” to curb the network’s free speech. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., also seeks to halt a proceeding in which the agency and its chairman, Brendan Carr, demanded th

The Walt Disney Company and ABC sued the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, accusing the agency of violating the company’s First Amendment rights through an unprecedented early review of its broadcast licenses. The lawsuit marks one of the most aggressive legal challenges yet by a majo