Trump Threatens ABC Station Licenses After Epstein Questions

Nov. 18, 2025, 6:41 PM UTC

President Donald Trump renewed his call for the US Federal Communications Commission to revoke station licenses for ABC after a reporter for the network asked about his handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

“I think the license should be taken away from ABC, because your news is so fake and it’s so wrong, and we have a great commissioner, chairman, who should look at that,” Trump said Tuesday during an Oval Office meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The president has spent recent days mired in questions about his relationship with Epstein, after ...

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