ABC Pushes Back On FCC’s Justification For Early License Renewal Order, Highlights “Substantial Evidence” Of Trump “Retaliatory Motive”

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ABC responded to the FCC’s justification for calling in its eight owned station licenses for early renewal, arguing in a new legal filing that the agency had failed to refute “substantial evidence” of a Trump administration “retaliatory motive.

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  • Reported by Deadline and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:43:05 UTC.

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