ABC asks the Federal Communications Commission to uphold a 2002 ruling that classifies The View as a bona fide news program and warns it will sue if the exemption is revoked.The FCC, led by chairman Brendan Carr, signals he may argue The View is not exempt from equal-time rules, and a commission spokesperson accuses ABC of misleading the public.ABC and lawyer
Paul D. Clement frame the review as an effort by the Trump administration to chill free speech, note more than 77K public comments backing the show, and warn the decision could reshape how politically themed entertainment programs and talk radio are treated under the law.