Incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Sends Letter To Disney’s Bob Iger Referencing ABC’s Donald Trump Settlement And Low Media Trust
deadline.comThe incoming chairman of the FCC has fired off a letter to Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger referencing ABC‘s recent settlement of a defamation lawsuit filed by Donald Trump, while also decrying the overall decline in public trust in the media, according to CNN.
But Brendan Carr‘s letter got into other issues, including retransmission consent and affiliate negotiations and its impact on localism, CNN’s Brian Stelter reported.
ABC recently agreed to pay $15 million to Trump’s presidential foundation and library and $1 million in legal fees to settle a libel lawsuit over comments that George Stephanopoulos made on This Week in March.
A spokesperson for Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Carr has previously pointed to polls showing Americans have a low trust in media, suggesting that the FCC could have a role in the issue.
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