Brendan Carr

The theory had been that courts would read fore-cause removal into the statute, and that was the basis for that viewpoint. I think now it's clear that that's not the case. And so, formally speaking, the FC isn't independent, because we don't have that key piece, which is fore-cause removal protection. So when you're talking about all-power vesting the president, I just want to read this a little more, because you're saying...

Not just that it is an independent agency, but you're saying that Congress did not want these technical decisions to be made in a haphazard manner or based on misinformation or short-term political interest. Now, right after Brendan Carr made that stunning admission after cross-examination, the FCC immediately changed its website.

Joten FCC-sivustolla keskustelun jälkeen sanotaan, että FCC on alueellinen järjestö, koska se oli aina arvioitu alueellisena järjestönä. Sitten he purkaisivat kieltä alueellinen järjestö sivustolla. Voit nähdä sen täällä. Lisää keskustelua Demokraattisen senaattorin Kimin kanssa. Katsotaan tässä videon.

Minun mielestäni haluaisin olla hieman enemmän suorittavaa. Oletko jokaisessa keskustelussa presidentin tai johtoprosessin johtoprosessilla käytettävä FCC-kysymyksiä? Ensinnäkin, senna, en mene keskusteluun, joita olen keskustellut presidentin kanssa. Pidäkö presidentin tai johtoprosessin johtoprosessin suhteen, että saataisiin johtoprosessin johtoprosessia?

En mene hypoteetikkoihin, mutta voin kertoa, että komissioiden päätöksentekijöiden päätöksentekijöiden päätöksentekijöiden.

The reason I raise this is because whether or not you had that conversation in the Oval Office or on a phone call, what we do is we see it all out in front. On August 24th, Trump wrote, ABC and NBC fake news. They are simply an arm of the Democratic Party and should accordingly to many have their licenses revoked by the FCC. I would be totally in favor of that because they are so biased and untruthful and an actual threat to our democracy.

Tämä ei ole hypoteettinen, kuten sanoit. Hän yksinkertaisesti yritti vahvistaa sinua ja johtaa sinua käyttämään teidän voimasi FCC-palveluissaan media-yhteisöihin, joita hän ajatteli olevan häntä väärässä. Siksi haluan sanoa, että tämä ei ole hypoteettinen. Tämä ei ole teoreettinen. Tämä on todellista.

And I was trying to get a sense of whether or not you thought this behavior was appropriate or not. And your failure to be able to directly dictate a line and show that there is integrity in this process concerns me. Because before the FCC comes all of these decisions. All of these decisions.

When we make decisions at the commission, it's a vote among the three of us. It's a product of the three of our votes. And we all can suggest edits and change items. And you can see for yourself the bases in reasoning for it.

But would it be appropriate then for the president to try and remove and replace any commissioner because he disagrees with the decisions made by that commission? The president can remove any member of the commission for any reason or no reason at all? I know that, but do you think that's appropriate? It's up to the president to decide. Okay, well then we got your answer. With that I'll go back.

Oh, so you won't get into the conversation? So clearly, we all know that Donald Trump is directing Brendan Carr, who no longer deems the FCC to be independent, to go after comedians and to go after network hosts and others on TV that Donald Trump doesn't like. People who speak negatively about Donald Trump. So then Senator Kim says, so...

You view Donald Trump as your boss, right? Whereas the FCC commissioner would never answer this question yes before, whether it was under Biden, George W. Bush, Obama, Reagan, whoever. They would always answer, of course, they're not my boss. We're an independent agency. Watch as Brendan Carr basically freezes when he's asked these questions. Play this clip. So when you're talking about all power vesting the president, I mean, I just want to read this a little more because you're saying...

Not just that it is an independent agency, but you're saying that Congress did not want these technical decisions to be made in a haphazard manner or based on misinformation or short-term political interest. You specifically said it placed the authority outside of the executive branch for a reason. So you were not just stating what was...

What was the law at the time? You were stating the benefit that comes with the independence. So I guess I'm just trying to get a sense from you. If you don't think that the FCC is independent, then is President Trump your boss?

President Trump has designated me as chairman of the FCC. I think it comes as no surprise that I'm aligned with President Trump on policy. I think that's why he designated me as chairman. Do you consider him your boss? Ultimately, the president has designated me as chairman. I can be fired by the president. The president is the head of the executive branch. So he's your boss?

Katsokaa, komissioiden päätökset ovat käsitellyt kolmesta meistä täällä, joten on jotain eri asioista. Ja meidän päätökset ovat käsitellyt tietoja, lakia ja rekordia. Sanoit, kun tulit työpaikalle. Onko käsitellyt puheenjohtaja? En tarkoita tätä, mutta sanon, että kaikkien päätökset... Muistatko käsitellyt? Sanoit käsitellyt puheenjohtajan.

What is it that you're protecting? In this job, we're based on the facts of law and the record. This is not consistent with the Constitution. I'm just trying to get a sense of how you're trying to operate here. Then you have Democratic Senator Schatz from Hawaii. Here's his cross-exam. Play this clip. Thank you to all the commissioners. Thanks to the committee for conducting this hearing. Chairman Carr,

Te ja minä olemme kuitenkin tunneet toisiamme noin 10 vuotta nyt. Olemme olleet muutamassa keskustelussa, ja se on yleensä... En halua sanoa, että se on monimuotoinen, mutta se on teknologinen, teknologinen, monipuolinen ja niin edelleen. Ja toivon, että... Voimme tehdä sen taas täällä. Toivon, että voimme tehdä sen taas täällä, mutta se on hieman tärkeämpi asia. Joten haluan kysyä teille muutamaa, kyllä tai ei, kysymystä. En pärjää lyhyesti, mutta aion antaa sinulle, ettei hengittää sinut kolme tai neljä minuuttia, jos voit antaa minulle lyhyesti kyllä tai ei, tai ainakin lyhyesti kysymyksiä.

Chairman Cruz said, I think it is unbelievably dangerous for the government to put itself in the position of saying we're going to decide what speech we like and what we don't, and we're going to threaten to take you off the air if we don't like what you're saying. Do you see this issue the same way as the chairman?

Well, my position on this is pretty clear. We have a public interest standard that Congress has put into the law. And there's a number of very specific rules and doctrines that flow from that. The broadcast hoax rule, the news distortion rule. And my position, and I think the Trump administration position, is that we should be enforcing those rules and policies. If Congress wants to change it, you're free to change it. So you think you have jurisdiction over political satire under the public interest standard and the news distortion standard, just to put a fine point on it?