NY POST: Trump’s FCC pick Brendan Carr says ‘60 Minutes’ editing scandal could affect Paramount-Skydance merger review
CBS’ refusal to release the transcript of its full “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harriscould factor into a government review of Paramount Global’s proposed merger with Skydance, according to President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC gives broadcast networks “free access to a valuable public resource, the airwaves” as long as they “serve the public interest,” Brendan Carr told Fox News host Dana Perino, as earlier reported by The Daily Beast.
Carr added that a conservative watchdog complaint that accused CBS’ “60 Minutes” of news distortion could factor into the agency’s decision on the Skydance-Paramount merger.