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ABC Fights Back
For months, America’s major television networks have mostly responded to political pressure from the Trump administration the same way: compliance, caution, retreat.
Now, one of them is pushing back.
ABC has accused the Federal Communications Commission of violating the network’s free speech rights — calling the agency’s actions a “chilling effect” on speech and warning that the government is trying to punish viewpoints it dislikes.
ABC hasn’t always been willing to fight.
When Trump sued ABC in 2024 over comments by George Stephanopoulos, Disney settled for 15 million dollars rather than…
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