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ABC fires back at FCC, alleging 'retaliation' campaign on behalf of Trump
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Other ABC stations at risk include those in San Francisco, Fresno, Houston, Philadelphia and New York.
“The FCC has spent the last 18 months searching for some pretext for revoking the stations’ licenses,” ABC wrote in the filing.
Disney‘s attorneys cited the unusual nature of the proceedings, linking the FCC’s action to Trump’s dislike of certain ABC network programs.
“The mere investigation and the threat of finding a violation are sufficient: ‘the value of a sword of Damocles is that it hangs — not that it drops,’” ABC wrote.
AdvertisementBy calling for the early review, the FCC allowed petitioners and ordinary residents to chime in on the stations’ operations and ABC network programming.