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By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 In a strongly worded filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to chill its constitutionally protected free speech and hinder open political discussion.<\/p>\n

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The point of contention: The popular show \u201cThe View,\u201d and whether it\u2019s subject to equal time rules.<\/p>\n

ABC\u2019s filing to the Federal Communications Commission, made public Friday, came in a dispute involving one ABC station in Houston, KTRK-TV. But the wording indicated the network was embarking on a broader battle with the administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission\u2019s actions threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech, both with respect to The View and more broadly,\u201d said the filing on behalf of both KTRK-TV and ABC.<\/p>\n

The commission replied, in a statement emailed to The Associated Press, that equal time law \u201cencourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections. The FCC will review Disney\u2019s assertion that \u2018The View\u2019 is a \u2018bona fide news program\u2019 and thus exempt from the political equal time rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ABC filing appeared to be the latest volley inside and outside the legal arena between the U.S. media and the Trump White House over what journalists perceive as the president\u2019s attack on free speech and the media\u2019s ability to do its job. Trump has been critical of media outlets whose journalism runs counter to his agenda and sensibilities.<\/p>\n

Among legal battles in the courts: a dispute between the Pentagon and The New York Times over access; a battle between the White House and The Associated Press over how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico; and Trump\u2019s anger at The Wall Street Journal over reporting about Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

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The dispute concerns content on \u201cThe View,\u201d ABC\u2019s long-running morning talk show, which combines entertainment and political interviews and often features commentary critical of Trump. The filing referenced the FCC\u2019s revisiting, with legal action, the question of whether \u201cThe View\u201d should fall under equal time rules. The rules require granting equal airtime to competing candidates for office.<\/p>\n

At issue: Whether \u2018The View\u2019 is subject to equal time rules<\/h4>\n

News programs are exempt from the rules. Trump\u2019s FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, has indicated he intends to argue that \u201cThe View\u201d is not a so-called \u201cbona fide news program.\u201d The issue could affect other shows that similarly combine entertainment and politics.<\/p>\n

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In its filing, ABC argued that \u201c\u2018The View\u2019 has been broadcasting under a bona fide news exemption granted to it more than twenty years ago, consistent with longstanding Commission interpretations designed to minimize the serious First Amendment problems inherent in the equal time regime.\u201d<\/p>\n

The network also argued that the decades-old equal time doctrine was not attuned to the realities of the present day, when \u201cthe broadcast airwaves account for a slice of the numerous media options through which Americans get their political information. Indeed, the marketplace of ideas has never been more robust, and people can hear virtually any brand of political commentary by listening to a podcast, watching cable, scrolling social media, or streaming on a phone, computer or connected TV. The free flow of ideas flourishes on these non-broadcast platforms even though the equal opportunities rule does not apply there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ABC argues that free political discourse is needed now more than ever<\/h4>\n

Narrowing the FCC\u2019s longtime approach to so-called \u201cbona fide news exemptions,\u201d it said, \u201cwould risk restricting political discourse exactly when it is needed most.\u201d<\/p>\n

The administration\u2019s criticism of \u201cThe View\u201d echoes its displeasure with late-night news hosts who criticize Trump \u2013 especially ABC\u2019s Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n

Donald and Melania Trump recently both called for ABC to fire Kimmel for a joke in which the comic described the first lady as having \u201cthe glow of an expectant widow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The joke came two nights before the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner, which was cut short when a man armed with guns and knives tried to enter the Washington ballroom where the Trumps were gathered along with much of the nation\u2019s leadership and Washington media. Kimmel said the joke was a light roast about the couple\u2019s age difference \u2014 and certainly not a reference to assassination.<\/p>\n

In a footnote, ABC noted that \u201cThe View\u201d has long featured a panel including women of different backgrounds to discuss issues of the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough the lineup of the co-hosts has changed over the years, \u2018The View\u2019 has consistently prioritized having a panel of women from different backgrounds in order to facilitate interesting discourse and the exchange of divergent perspectives,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

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