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Christiaan Hetzner

Trump calls on FCC chair to impose ‘maximum fines and punishment’ on Paramount’s CBS over 60 Minutes

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Credit: Rebecca Noble—Getty Images)
  • President Donald Trump told FCC chair Brendan Carr that he should pull the broadcasting license and severely punish CBS for its reporting. In February, he signed an executive order granting him full authority over independent agencies including the FCC and the Federal Reserve previously overseen by Congress, including firing their respective heads.

President Trump is demanding federal regulators yank the broadcasting license for Paramount network CBS and levy the harshest possible fine for what he called “illegal” reporting on his administration.

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