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Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron says Trump’s executive order is a “blatant abuse of executive power.”

The groups argued that the ruling conflicts with earlier rulings on the subject.

Trump is undermining the independence of agencies like the FCC and FTC.

First Amendment defenders are calling on media organizations and journalists to stand up to bullying and intimidation from the Trump administration.

Free Press VP Matt Wood discusses how FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is on a mission to trash the First Amendment.

Critics of the move see it as verification that Brendan Carr will serve as a “censorship czar” on behalf of the new administration.

The erasure of data on transgender and gender-diverse people reflects the Trump administration’s anti-trans party line.

“This investigation is a blatant attempt to undermine independent, rigorous reporting on the Trump administration,” Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron said.

Brendan Carr is already abusing his power and harassing public broadcasters with a sham investigation.

His attacks are part of a long and troubling history of trying to suppress information he finds inconvenient.