Disney has escalated its showdown with the FCC after the agency launched an early review of licenses for its eight ABC stations for allegedly violating anti-discrimination requirements. In a 109-page filing, the entertainment giant claimed the move was retaliation over its programming following a series of attacks on President Trump by Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC in April launched an early review of the licenses for ABC stations, including KABC-TV in LA, WABC-TV in New York, as well as stations in San Francisco, Fresno, Houston and Philadelphia. 4 The FCC launched a review of the licenses for eight ABC stations, including KABC-TV, anchored by Mónica De Anda. “The First Amendment does not permit the government to sit in an editor’s chair,” the ABC filing states.