Trump’s FCC nominee avoids questions from Democrats on Carr’s ‘censorship agenda’
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Senators pressured Danielle Thumann, senior counsel to FCC chair Brendan Carr, to speak about agency’s actions toward ABC and Jimmy Kimmel
Danielle Thumann on 10 November 2026 in Washington, DC. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesDanielle Thumann on 10 November 2026 in Washington, DC. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesTrump’s FCC nominee avoids questions from Democrats on Carr’s ‘censorship agenda’
Senators pressured Danielle Thumann, senior counsel to FCC chair Brendan Carr, to speak about agency’s actions toward ABC and Jimmy Kimmel
During a contentious Tuesday hearing on her nomination by Donald Trump to serve as a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner, Senate Democrats hammered Danielle Thumann about recent actions taken by the Brendan Carr-led regulator that have been criticized as hostile to press freedom.
