Trump and Brendan Carr violate the rule of law, yet again. "Congress directed the FCC to set the cap at 39 percent in 2004, overriding a 2003 FCC decision to raise the limit from 35 to 45 percent [and] said the FCC cannot repeal or modify the cap during its quadrennial reviews of media rules."

Trump FCC kills TV ownership cap, claiming authority over limit set by CongressChange will let "Trump-aligned billionaires" buy more stations, advocacy group says.arstechnica.com