GOP Blocks Bid to Subpoena FCC’s Carr Over Kimmel Flap

House Republicans on Thursday blocked an effort by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., to subpoena Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, as Democrats criticized Carr’s reported role in pressuring ABC to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, The Hill reported.

Democrats accused Carr of overstepping by targeting Kimmel’s remarks about the man charged in the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk.

Kimmel made several remarks on his show Monday and Tuesday about the reaction to the conservative leader’s killing last week, suggesting many Trump supporters are trying to capitalize on Charlie Kirk’s death.

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