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President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being unfair.
In its lawsuit, ABC has asked the judge to temporarily prohibit the FCC from taking any further action related to its license-renewal proceedings. ABC also sought to prohibit the commission from trying to coerce or threaten the network to alter its "exercise of editorial discretion."
Lawyers tell judge ABC being unfairly targeted as US regulator seeks review of network’s local TV station licenses