ABC and Trump's FCC battle in federal court over issues of free speech and jurisdiction
A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine that was already chilling the network's editorial decisions just weeks before the U.S. midterm elections.
TL;DR
- ABC's lawyer requested a federal judge block an early review of broadcast licenses by the Trump administration.
- The review was likened to a "looming execution by guillotine."
- The action is described as chilling the network's editorial decisions.
- The timing of the review is just weeks before the U.S. midterm elections.