Disney sues Trump’s FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign’ against ABC | CNN Business

Disney is going to court to defend its ABC television stations from the Trump administration’s pressure campaign. On Tuesday, the media company filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Trump’s FCC is violating its First Amendment rights. The administration “has waged a retaliatory campaign against ABC for a single reason: it disapproves of what ABC broadcasts,” the lawsuit filed in DC District Court alleges. The legal action comes as the FCC investigates the ABC talk show “The View” and mounts an unusual challenge to the licenses held by ABC stations. The stations fall under the FCC’s purview because they broadcast over the public airwaves. FCC chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump loyalist, has scrutinized Disney on several fronts, including DEI, short for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Carr has said that Disney might be committing “illegal DEI discrimination.” Freedom of speech under attack: Inside Jimmy Kimmel’s 2025 suspension from ABC Carr’s critics have said DEI is a laughable pretext for what’s really happening: A political pressure campaign led by President Trump. The president has railed against ABC (and other networks) for years. He has repeatedl