Trump pulls re-nomination of FCC Republican who stood up for First Amendment

Trump pulls re-nomination of FCC Republican who stood up for First Amendment

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/trump-pulls-re-nomination-of-fcc-republican-who-stood-up-for-first-amendment/

The White House yesterday withdrew its re-nomination of Federal Communications Commission member Michael O'Rielly, a Republican who has not supported President Trump's attempt to punish social media websites for alleged anti-conservative bias.

Trump had nominated O'Rielly to another five-year FCC term in March, and the nomination was awaiting Senate approval. But the White House unexpectedly withdrew O'Rielly's nomination, "announc[ing] the action Monday in a notice sent to the Senate, which confirms nominees," Bloomberg reported. "The notice didn't provide a reason for the decision."