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'Nuts!' Judge hears 'damning' ABC arguments as experts tear into Trump's FCC chair live

ABC's lawyers and free speech experts tore into President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission chair as a federal judge weighed the network's bid to save its TV licenses.The clash came Tuesday at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington. ABC and its parent company...

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