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FCC Chairman Who Revived ‘60 Minutes’ Inquiry Once Said Newsroom Decisions “Should Be Beyond The Reach Of Any Government Official”
FCC chair Brendan Carr once argued in a letter that efforts to inquire about editorial decision-making was outside the scope of federal scrutiny
In one of his initial acts since becoming FCC chairman, Brendan Carr last month revived a complaint against CBS News over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harrisduring the 2024 presidential election season. Nevertheless, Trump sued CBS News later that month for $10 billion, claiming the show violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, which is generally aimed at false advertising. The top Republican on the committee, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who also has departed, blasted the letter as a “dangerous escalation,” warning, “Combating disinformation is a shared goal, but we do not want to follow the lead of authoritarian country.”
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