https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-watchdog-investigates-chairman-ajit-pai-over-sinclair-tribune-merger/

The internal watchdog for the Federal Communications Commission is investigating Chairman Ajit Pai over claims he may have improperly pushed to loosen media ownership rules that would favor Sinclair Broadcast Group right before the company's announced $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune Media, according to a New York Times report.

The newspaper says that Representative Frank Pallone, a Democrat from New Jersey and two congressional aides confirmed that the FCC's office of inspector general had opened an investigation into Pai's dealings with Sinclair late last year.  The inspector general of the FCC is a nonpartisan role that reports to the agency. It regularly updates Congress on some investigations, but does not confirm or deny investigations.