Brendon Car, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has agreed to testify after the Senate panel. Obtain backlash From both sides of the political corridor on its alleged role in the comedian Brief suspension of Jimmy Kimmel According to reports, late night television.
Traffic light First, citing an anonymous source familiar with the case, that Carr would testify before the Senate Commerce Committee in November. A committee spokesperson later confirmed reporting NBC News,
An accurate date for hearing and which will be discussed has not yet appeared.
Cart got himself in some hot water last month when he pressurized broadcasters to “take” action against Kimmels. Conservative activist Charlie Kirk murderedShortly after, Carr made those comments, ABC suspended Kimmel’s showBut he was kept back in the air within a few days.
Senator Ted crossA Texas Republican who presided over the Committee was some of the Republicans, who joined the Democrats, which they saw as a violation of free speech safety.
“He says, ‘We can do it in an easy way or we can do it in a difficult way,” Senator said about Carr’s comments“This is correct GoodlazIt is out of mafioso coming at one time, going, ‘Well you have. If anything happens, it will be a shame. ,
The controversy began when Kimmel said in a monologue on 15 September, “We had some new offering in the weekend that were trying hard to mark the child with the Maga gang, who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than them and with everything they can score political points.”
On September 10, Kirk was badly shot at an event on the Utah College campus. Tyler Robinson22, which officials said that A “Left” ideologyThe 31 -year -old is accused of murder.
Two days later, Carr said to the conservative podcaster Beni Johnson, “Clearly, when you see the goods in this way, we can make it an easy way or difficult way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, take action, to take action, clearly, on Kimmel, or FCC.”
Carr has denied that he has threatened the broadcasters.
Carr told reporters on Tuesday, “No threat was made or it was suggested that if Jimmy Kimmel was not removed, someone was going to lose his license,” Carr told reporters on Tuesday that deadline“I have seen that there are many Democrats who are writing letters saying that it has happened, and it did not happen.”
chairman Donald Trump Celebrated the suspension of Kimmel’s show, it was called “Great News for America”, and “Testing ABC” threatened Comedian was allowed to return after broadcaster.
Kimmel choked As he told his audience during his first night from suspension on 23 September, it was “not my intention to make the light of the murder of a young man”.