FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts from Paramount

Friday, July 17, 2026

Despite regulating broadcast media, FCC commissioners have accepted pricey tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala from CBS or its parent company, now Paramount.

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ProPublica: Trump's FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and fellow Republican commissioner Olivia TrustyÂ received pricey gifts valued at tens of thousands of dollars from ParamountÂ while the company had deals pending before the commission.

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-- Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 12:35 PM Â· Jul 16, 2026

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... by accepting the gifts, FCC commissioners are compromising the agency's impartiality ...

A Trump-admin agency impartial?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-15 11:59 AM | Reply

Concerns about "compromising the agency's impartiality" seem naive now, almost quaintly pre-Trump.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-15 12:08 PM | Reply

Most transparent grift administration in history.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-07-15 01:06 PM | Reply

Oh look, no MAGA defending this either.

#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-07-15 05:10 PM | Reply

no MAGA defending this either.

#4 | Posted by Sycophant

They feel no need to defend it because they fully approve of corruption when it enriches their cult leaders.

#5 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-07-15 06:40 PM | Reply

C'mon. Are we really shocked that this corrupt administration is pay for play at any and all level?

These people don't support Trump or give a s*&^ what his policies are. They care that while he's standing in front of cameras being a bloated piece of worthless s*&^ they're making and taking every dime they can in the background.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2026-07-16 02:33 AM | Reply

There will be no criticism from the MAGA ranks.
Theirs is not to criticize Trump and his gang of thieves.
Their job is to accept what they're told by Trump and his gang of thieves.
Lap it up and ... like it.
"Thank you, very much. I love you, sirrrrrrrrrr."

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-18 06:27 AM | Reply