Trump admin probe into ABC amid Kimmel row sparks US free speech concerns

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an investigation into eight local ABC channels, compelling them to file for early licence renewal, over diversity measures that may amount to "unlawful discrimination". Critics decry the move as "unconstitutional" and an attempt to silence Trump critics and stifle free speech, with some accusing the FCC of using authoritarian tactics and weaponising the agency for the president's personal agenda.