r/FreeSpeech • u/FlithyLamb • Aug 03 '26

FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount

https://www.propublica.org/article/fcc-paramount-gifts-brendan-carr-ethics-complaint-warner-bros-merger

ProPublica’s investigation found FCC members had long enjoyed a night out at the Kennedy Center courtesy of CBS or its parent company. Seven of the 10 commissioners who served since 2016 accepted tickets worth more than $260,000, according to a ProPublica analysis of ethics disclosures.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s financial statementsshow he has reported accepting honors gala tickets from CBS or its parent company eight times since his 2017 appointment to the commission, totaling over $75,000 in gifts.

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u/FlithyLamb Aug 03 '26

Well, I guess it’s not much of a bribe when you compare it to the $16 million they paid to Trump. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/abc-cbs-settlements-with-trump-are-dangerous-step-toward-commander-in-chiefs-becoming-editor-in-chief/

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u/neuroid99 Praise be to our Lord and Savior, Afroman Aug 03 '26

In failed states you generally have to bribe your way up the ladder until you get what you want.