Brendan Carr , the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC , agreed to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee to testify about the events that led to ABC’s temporary suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel . Carr, in comments on a conservative podcast prior to Kimmel’s benching, had threatened to investigate claims of “news distortion” against ABC affiliates, implying the FCC could pull their broadcast licenses, unless they took Kimmel off the air.

No date has been set for Carr’s appearance yet. A spokesperson for the committee told Variety they were pressing to schedule the hearing. According to a report by Semafor , which first reported the news, the committee is expecting the hearing to be held in November but that the date could move later. The FCC’s two other commissione

See Full Page