Harry Litman - The Media Empire Strikes Back
The last time ABC played a role in the Trump 2.0 wars, it was to capitulate meekly to a dubious Trump lawsuit, one of many such acts of appeasement by the media in the early days of Trump 2.0.
But last week, ABC rejoined the battle and served notice that it’s ready for a prolonged, aggressive and direct fight against the crass bullying of the FCC under Trump acolyte Brendan Carr.
On Friday, ABC filed a 52-page petition with the FCC that is the most aggressive legal counterattack any network has launched against the Trump administration to date. The most noteworthy line in the petition may be the last one: a signature by Paul Clement, former Solicitor General under George W. Bush and the most formidable Supreme Court litigator in private practice, particularly for attracting the attention of the conservative members of the courts of appeals and the Supreme Court.
You don’t hire Paul Clement for a regulatory skirmish. You hire him when you’ve decided to gird for the long battle, and you want the other side, and the courts, to know it.
https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/the-media-empire-strikes-back