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Trump Top Aide Gets Exposed by Cross-Exam in Senate Hearing

17 Dec 2025

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Chapter 1: What key issues were raised during the Senate hearing with Brendan Carr?

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101.585 - 124.72 Brendan Carr

Yhdysvaltain puheenvuorossa demokraatit voivat lopulta käsitellä FCCin järjestäjä, Brendan Carrin järjestäjää. Hän on se, joka vaikuttaa revokaatioon ABC-lainsääntöä, jos he eivät virtaista Jimmy Kimmelä. Hän on se, joka on laittanut tutkimuksia.

124.72 - 140.431 Brendan Carr

jokaiselle media-networkille, joka on televisiossa, joka keskustellaan Trumpia negatiivisella näkökulmalla. Demokraatit olivat erinomaisia tämän keskustelun jälkeen. He saivat Brendan Carrin huomioon, että hän ei enää arvaa FCCtä,

140.431 - 166.958 Brendan Carr

to be an independent agency despite the fact that while this cross-exam was taking place, the FCC's website said that it was an independent agency. I want you to watch as Democratic Senator Lu Han cross-examines Brendan Carr and Brendan Carr is forced to concede that he and Donald Trump no longer view the FCC as independent. Here, play this clip. The FCC is an independent agency.

168.612 - 193.52 Brendan Carr

Senator, thanks for that question. Yes or no is all we need, sir. Yes or no, is it independent? Well, there's a test for this in the law, in the key portion of that test. Yes or no, Brendan? The key portion of that test is... Okay, I'm going to go to Commissioner Trustee. So just so you know, Brendan, on your website, it just simply says, man, the FCC is independent. This isn't a trick question. Okay, the FCC is not independent. So is your website wrong? Is your website lying?

193.52 - 213.027 Brendan Carr

Voisin sanoa, että FCC ei ole ilmainen järjestö, koska... Okei, voinko lukea sinulle, että FCC on tehtävä onnistuminen FCC-järjestöstä. Ilmainen yhdysvaltainen järjestö, jota kongressi johtaa. Onko se todellista vai onko se väärä? FCC ei ole ilmainen järjestö. Onko tämä totta vai onko tämä väärä? Minulla on kysymys.

Chapter 2: How did Democratic Senators challenge Brendan Carr's views on FCC independence?

355.688 - 376.462 Brendan Carr

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.

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376.462 - 396.408 Brendan Carr

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.

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396.408 - 421.18 Brendan Carr

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?

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421.535 - 445.97 Brendan Carr

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

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446.51 - 473.78 Brendan Carr

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.

473.78 - 495.7 Brendan Carr

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.

496.173 - 518.937 Brendan Carr

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.

519.865 - 543.085 Brendan Carr

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.

543.085 - 560.838 Brendan Carr

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.

Chapter 3: What admissions did Brendan Carr make about his relationship with Donald Trump?

694.403 - 720.593 Brendan Carr

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,

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721.42 - 750.057 Brendan 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.

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750.31 - 767.135 Brendan Carr

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?

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767.624 - 796.784 Brendan Carr

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?

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796.784 - 825.32 Brendan Carr

My position is... That one is a yes or no. Do you have jurisdiction or not? We have jurisdiction with respect to the broadcast airwaves uniquely to ensure that their operations are in the public interest. So if there's a determination by the Federal Communications Commission that satire is not in the public interest, you believe you have the authority to revoke

825.573 - 849.468 Brendan Carr

the license of the broadcaster. That's not my position at all. My position is if the use of the facilities is in the public interest. Then let me clarify the question. Satire that's not broadcast hoax, that's not news distortion policy, is perfectly fine. But I also don't understand the conversation about what satire are we talking about? Where was there satire? We're not doing the questions in this direction. Okay.

851.594 - 867.355 Brendan Carr

Vielä yksityiskohtaisempaa hänestä myös. Katsotaan tämän videon.

869.06 - 891.166 Brendan Carr

My job is to implement the law passed by Congress. And Congress has said that broadcast is fundamentally different, that there's a public interest standard. Do you think there are any conservative commentators or conservative comedians or conservative satirists that ever say anything offensive that you would consider investigating?

891.166 - 907.518 Brendan Carr

I'm not looking at things that are offensive or awful, to use your words. I'm looking at things that are consistent with our public interest rules and regulations. That's the full scope. And in what way... So I'm a little confused because it seems to me that in subsequent conversations, I forgot after Ted...

Chapter 4: What was the significance of the FCC's website change after the hearing?

1050.871 - 1074.209 Brendan Carr

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1074.209 - 1099.775 Brendan Carr

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1101.428 - 1120.885 Brendan Carr

Chairman Carr, you are not reinvigorating the public interest standard. You are weaponizing the public interest standard. That is what the Carr FCC is doing every single day. Behind me are your past tweets declaring your commitment to the First Amendment.

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1120.885 - 1142.215 Brendan Carr

You even defended political satire, saying in 2022 it challenges those in power. And that's why people in influential positions have always targeted it for censorship. That's why your threats against ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's political monologue were so outrageous. And here's what you said.

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1142.215 - 1171.949 Brendan Carr

In September of 2025, as the chairman of the FCC, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct or take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead. Now, that statement was roundly condemned across the political spectrum. Chairman Cruz called it dangerous as hell. Chairman Carr, do you regret making that statement, yes or no?

1172.86 - 1187.272 Brendan Carr

Sena Markki, kiitos kysymyksestäni. Minun tehtäväni on edistää lainsäädäntöä, joka sisältyy järjestelmään, joka sisältyy järjestelmään, joka sisältyy järjestelmään, joka sisältyy järjestelmään.

1187.39 - 1205.092 Brendan Carr

My job is to enforce the law. So you don't regret making that statement. Well, that's a refusal to take accountability for your language, for your use, your abuse of power. You will not say that you made a mistake.

1205.092 - 1220.093 Brendan Carr

Esimerkiksi demokraattinen senaattori Klobuchar menee tehtäväksi käsitellään Brendan Carr ja hän osoittaa, että onko se mielenkiintoista, että ainoa netto, jota et käsittele nyt, on Fox? Eikö se ole oikein? Katsotaan.

1220.093 - 1241.812 Democratic Senator Klobuchar

Let's play this clip.

Chapter 5: How did Brendan Carr respond to questions about political satire and media licenses?

1387.19 - 1416.687 Brendan Carr

They are cruel. I think they hurt President Trump to say that kind of thing. I think it hurts him with trust in the American people. But this is the kind of stuff that's going on right now. And yet you are going after broadcast stations. More of this exchange between Brendan Carr and Democratic Senator Klobuchar. Here, play this clip. Broadcast TV is fundamentally different than any other forms of media, whether it's cable or podcast or soapbox or man on the street. There's a public trustee model that Congress has set up.

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1416.687 - 1437.46 Democratic Senator Klobuchar

Luuletko, ettei tehtäviä tehtäviä tehtäviä pitäisi olla tehtävissä? Onko tehtäviä tehtäviä tehtäviä? Onko tehtäviä tehtäviä tehtäviä?

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1437.46 - 1460.95 Democratic Senator Klobuchar

To try to save people, whether it is kids that are being exposed to content they shouldn't see, or fentanyl, or political videos that are lies. So do you think Congress has the authority to preempt state laws, or do you think President Trump and the agencies, like yourself, have the authority to preempt state law when it comes to the internet and safety with AI?

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1460.95 - 1488.17 Brendan Carr

When it comes to AI in particular, there's an executive order. It asks the FCC to initiate a proceeding. We're going to initiate a proceeding. We're open-minded on where that goes. But look, if you want to step back and talk about weaponization, we saw that for four years in the Biden mission. Joe Biden is no longer president. You are head of the FCC, and Donald Trump is president, and I'm trying to deal with this right now. They always go back to, well, Biden's not the president, and Biden didn't do this stuff.

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1489.773 - 1512.689 Brendan Carr

Biden never said, go after the comedian who mocks me. It never happened. It just never happened. Then you have Senator Peters. Here's what he had to say in his cross-exam of Brendan Carr. Let's play it. I'm going to ask you just a simple yes or no question. Will you commit here today that you will not move to revoke any media license for broadcasters?

1512.875 - 1538.744 Brendan Carr

or retaliate in any way against broadcast companies merely for choosing to host content that is critical of the president or says something that he may not like. Yes or no? Very simple. Sir, any broadcaster that complies with the public interest standard is not in any risk at all. If a broadcaster is engaging in broadcast hoax or violation of news distortion policy or political equal opportunity policy,

1538.744 - 1561.829 Brendan Carr

There's going to be work for the FCC potentially there. So this should be a pretty easy question. Do you think the FCC should protect free speech? Yes. Okay. So you will not revoke licenses, so we can go back that you will do it? You won't revoke licenses or retaliate if they're simply engaging in free speech? First of all, the Supreme Court has expressly said

1562.774 - 1580.611 Brendan Carr

There is no First Amendment right to an FCC license. The Supreme Court has said that the FCC enforcing the public interest standard on licensees is not a violation of the First Amendment or censorship. And you get to determine what is the public interest. So if the president is offended, you think, wow, that's the public interest. No one...

1580.611 - 1604.523 Brendan Carr

Se tuntuu olevan koulutus koko maailmaa. Ihmiset ovat aina kriittisiä, enkä huolta, kuka presidentti on, demokraattinen vai republikaattinen. Meidän pitäisi pystyä haastamaan heitä. Hyvää demokraattia on se, että voit haastaa joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain joitain.

Chapter 6: What are the implications of the FCC's actions on media freedom?

1755.689 - 1779.837 Brendan Carr

Tiedätkö, mitä Donald Trump tarkoittaa, hänen hallituksen hallituksen, jossa hänellä on kaikkia kuvia presidentteistä ja jollekin esim. presidentti Biden, hän käyttää autopennin. Hän sanoo, että tämä on autopenni. Tämä on nyt lopulta valmisteltu Yhdysvallalle. Haluan, että ajattelee tämän syvän hallituksen. Katsokaa, mitä Brendan Carr teki ja sanoi.

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1779.837 - 1802.737 Brendan Carr

Tässä on nyt White House-tapa. Tämä on lopulta tapa. Ja se jatkuu jatkuvasti ja jatkuu jatkuvasti. Sitten kun se kertoo vanhemman presidentin Barack Obamaa,

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1802.737 - 1824.252 Brendan Carr

It says, Barack Hussein Obama was the first black president, a community organizer and one of the most divisive political figures in American history. As president he passed the highly ineffective, unaffordable care act. This stuff is now officially attached to the White House. Former President Clinton, it says over here.

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1824.607 - 1872.548 Brendan Carr

Se kertoo siitä, että hän valitsi NAFTA, jota Donald Trump lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta lopulta But you're in charge now. He's affixing this to the White House while you have Brendan Carr, his censorship czar, in the White House. Anyway, let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to six million.

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