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Opinion: Trump’s pick to lead the FCC poses a threat to free speech

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Jessica González : Brendan Carr has seized on Trump 's threats to penalize broadcasters for fact-checking him or giving airtime to his political opponents.

She says Carr has shown that he is willing to break with longstanding and bipartisan FCC precedent to punish Trump ’s detractors.

Gonzalezá: As an FCC commissioner, Carr took an oath to uphold the Constitution .