ABC Says Trump’s FCC Probe Into ‘The View’ Over Equal-Time Rule Threatens to ‘Chill Critical Protected Speech’

Home TV News May 8, 2026 9:15am PT ABC Says Trump’s FCC Probe Into ‘The View’ Over Equal-Time Rule Threatens to ‘Chill Critical Protected Speech’ By Todd Spangler Plus Icon Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor xpangler Latest ABC Says Trump’s FCC Probe Into ‘The View’ Over Equal-Time Rule Threatens to ‘Chill Critical Protected Speech’ 8 minutes ago Sony Pictures Entertainment Revenue Flat for Fiscal Year 2025 at $9.9 Billion, Profit Takes Hit From Shutdown of Pixomondo VFX Division 13 hours ago Disney+ Mexico Expands TV Azteca Deal, Including Rights to Livestream 24-Hour Reality Show ‘MasterChef 24/7’ 22 hours ago See All Courtesy of ABC Disney’s ABC is firing back at the FCC, accusing the agency of engaging in actions that “threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech.” The issue involves an FCC investigation into whether talk-show “The View” qualifies for an exemption to the agency’s equal-time political rule but ABC argues that implications are broader than just one TV show. Earlier this year, the FCC initiated enforcement proceedings of what Trump-appointed chairman Brendan Carr alleged were violations of the equal time rule involving political candidates by “The View” daytime talk show over an appearance by James Talarico, a Democrat running for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas. Related Stories Martin Scorsese's Pope Francis Film to Launch With Private Vatican Screening One Year After His Death; First-Look Images Revealed