ABC Says FCC Probe Into ‘The View’ Violated First Amendment Rights

ByAntonio Pequeño IV,

Forbes Staff.

ABC accused the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday of violating its First Amendment rights after the agency launched a probe into the network’s political coverage — as tensions between the network and Trump administration mount weeks after the FCC announced a review of ABC-owned broadcasting licenses.

A petition, filed by a local ABC station in Texas, argues that the FCC’s probe into “The View” over its political coverage threatens to limit news coverage of political candidates” and chill protected speech “for years and potentially decades to come.”

The FCC launched an investigation into “The View” in February, focusing on whether the program gives equal airtime to political candidates.