FCC chair suggests agency is not independent amid fears of Trump power grab
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not an “independent” agency, its chairman suggested on Wednesday, as the word was scrubbed from its online mission statement.
Brendan Carr’s declaration to senators raised concerns of a further power grab by the White House, amid concerns surrounding efforts by Donald Trump and his officials to exert greater control over independent agencies since his return to office in January.
The FCC, Carr told the Senate’s commerce, science, and transportation committee on Wednesday, “is not an independent agency, formally speaking”.
Shortly before Carr spoke, the FCC recorded its status as “an independent US government agency overseen by Congress” in a mission statement on its website, according to a screenshot captured by Axios. During his testimony, however, the word “independent” was removed.
Carr is a vocal Trump supporter, and was accused in September of threatening TV networks that broadcast content the president did not like, notably ABC, after critical comments about Trump made by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/trump-fcc-brendan-carr
Is this even constitutional? Oh wait, Shitler doesn't care about the Constitution.