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Can Trump revoke ABC and NBC licenses?
President Donald Trump called for the revocation of ABC and NBC’s broadcast licenses after they declined to air his July 16 primetime speech on election security. Experts and FCC officials state that revoking licenses for such editorial decisions would be unconstitutional under the First Amendment, and the FCC has not indicated any plans to take such action. The FCC previously initiated enforcement procedures against ABC over political candidate appearances, but experts agree that attempts to revoke licenses over coverage decisions are unlikely to succeed legally.
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