FCC officials took pricey gifts from Paramount as company awaited merger approval
HuffPost — Politics—Brendan Carr sat in $125K/ticket Paramount skybox at Dec. 2025 Kennedy gala; Trusty got $12K+ tickets... Carr accepted $63K+ in CBS/Paramount gifts since 2017... experts say both should recuse from $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger vote
- HuffPost — Politics — Brendan Carr sat in $125K/ticket Paramount skybox at Dec. 2025 Kennedy gala; Trusty got $12K+ tickets... Carr accepted $63K+ in CBS/Paramount gifts since 2017... experts say both should recuse from $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger vote
- ProPublica — REPORT: FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From PARAMOUNT as Company Needed Approval for Deals...
- Salon — FCC officials took pricey gifts from Paramount as company awaited merger approval
- The New Republic — FCC Officials Got Some Very Nice Gifts From Paramount After Key Votes