Hakeem Jeffries and five other leaders accuse Brendan Carr of ‘corrupt abuse of power’ after late-night show suspended
House Democratic leaders demanded the resignation of the Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr, on Thursday, accusing him of forcing ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show through regulatory threats.
“Brendan Carr, the so-called Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has engaged in the corrupt abuse of power,” six lawmakers including the Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, said in a joint statement. “He has disgraced the office he holds by bullying ABC, the employer of Jimmy Kimmel, and forcing the company to bend the knee to the Trump administration.”
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