Senator Markey, Leader Schumer Call on FCC to Stop Partisan Games, Drop Frivolous CBS Investigation in Light of Fox News’ Misleading Editing of Trump’s Epstein Comments

Sens Edward Markey (D-MA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr about a “Fox & Friends” June 2024 interview in which then-Presidential Nominee Donald Trump was asked whether he would release the Epstein files if he were elected president. The network aired only a portion of President Trump’s answers, potentially misleading viewers about his intentions regarding those files. In July 2025, President Trump discounted the importance of the Epstein Files on Truth Social. The Senators wrote, “The FCC should stop its partisan investigations into the news media and cease interfering with independent journalism altogether. To be clear, the FCC should not investigate or pressure either CBS or Fox. Editorial discretion lies at the heart of press freedom and should not be subject to government interference. Rather than opening an investigation into Fox, the FCC should close the docket in its investigation over the Harris interview on 60 Minutes and stop wielding its regulatory power as a weapon against the news media.”