PBS filed a complaint against the administration of President Donald Trump contesting his executive decree targeting public broadcasting.
The PBS trial, submitted to the United States District Court in Washington, accuses the administration of illegally interfere in the company’s operations for public broadcasting and of committing multiple violations of the first amendment – discrimination of point of view, illegal reprisals against the network and encroachment of PBS press freedoms. The prosecution also alleges that the administration has violated the law on administrative procedure.
Asset Signed the decree By asking the public broadcasting company to “stop direct funding to NPR and PBS” en route to Florida aboard the Air Force One on May 1.
In this photo illustration, the logo of the public broadcasting service (PBS) is displayed on a smartphone screen.
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The order blocks federal funding at NPR and PBS to the maximum extent authorized by law, According to an information sheet from the White House. It also prevents indirect funding from PBS and NPR by prohibiting local public radio and television stations, and any other CPB fund recipient, using taxpayers to support organizations.
In addition, he asked the Federal Commission Commission and the agencies concerned to investigate the question of whether NPR and PBS have initiated illegal discrimination.
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