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Conservative Groups Urge FCC To Show Restraint in ABC Investigation

Fourteen organizations otherwise supportive of the Trump FCC's agenda cautioned against abusing powers that could later be used against conservatives.

Joe Lancaster | 7.28.2026 8:00 AM

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As President Donald Trump continues to enact his agenda across the whole of the federal government, even some conservatives are warning against overreach.

Fourteen right-of-center organizations urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to exercise restraint when assessing TV networks' broadcast licenses.

"We, the undersigned conservative and free-market organizations, write in
continued support of your work to lift the regulatory burdens that have long weighed on America's communications sector," according to a letter last week to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. "From media and broadband to the space economy, your deregulatory record is helping unleash investment and growth, and we are grateful for your leadership in getting government out of the way."

"In that same spirit," the coalition wrote, "we respectfully urge" the FCC "to preserve the........

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