ABC sues Trump’s FCC for ‘retaliation’ over Jimmy Kimmel

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsABC sues Trump’s FCC for ‘retaliation’ over Jimmy KimmelLawsuit comes almost a year since ABC suspended late-night host following Trump’s attacks over comments about Charlie Kirk’s killingErin Keller Tuesday 18 August 2026 16:27 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3034919","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/abc-trump-lawsuit-fcc-first-amendment-jimmy-kimmel-b3034919.html","title":"ABC sues Trump’s FCC for ‘retaliation’ over Jimmy Kimmel"}}CloseRelated: Rosie O'Donnell takes aim at Donald Trump in Jimmy Kimmel Live debutSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Television netwo...