The deadline has passed for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide documents related to what the House Oversight Committee has deemed as a potential attempt to "interfere" in the 2024 elections.
Concretely, Committee Chairman James Comer and Rep. Nick Langworthy said the entity granted expedited approval to the purchasing of over 200 radio stations from Audacity, Inc. by a company tied to George Soros, historic megadonor of the Democratic Party.
The committee detailed last week that the company is attempting to "purchase $415 million in debt in a Chapter 11 reorganization of Audacy, Inc. The letter, addressed at FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, claims that Soros is also a "financier of organizations advocating for speech restrictions and censorship of conservatives online."
It added that FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr noted during a recent hearing that the review process for the acquisition of Audacity, Inc. is "not following" the usual steps. "'The full commission itself has never signed off on a shortcut like this,'" he said in reference to foreign ownership of media companies, considering Soros is Hungarian.
Today, @GOPOversight Chairman @RepJamesComer and I are investigating the FCC’s actions to fast-track Democrat megadonor George Soros’ purchase of 200 radio stations.
— Congressman Nick Langworthy (@RepLangworthy) September 26, 2024
The American people won’t stand for backroom deals designed to silence conservative voices and rig our media… pic.twitter.com/y2yvFILIA8
"Despite the unprecedented nature of this action, the FCC majority has apparently decided to approve licenses on an accelerated timeframe for a company in which George Soros has a majority ownership stake, and with stations in 40 media markets reaching more than 165 million Americans," the document claims.
With that in mind, the Republican lawmakers said that the FCC is appearing to "just expediting, but bypassing an established process to do a favor for George Soros and facilitate his influence over hundreds of radio stations before the November elections."
They gave the FCC until October 3 to provide documents and communications related to licenses associated with Audacy, Inc. or Soros Fund Management, to actions taken by the FCC related to the licenses and "all documents and communications containing the term "George Soros" or the term "Soros Fund Management."
An FCC spokesperson told Fox News Digital that they received the letter and "will respond as we regularly do." Regarding the Audacy transaction, the person said that "no decision is final until the Commission releases it, which we have not."The committee has not specified whether the FCC has provided the information requested in time.
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