ProPublica's review of FCC Chair Brendan Carr's financial disclosures found that he accepted Kennedy Center gala tickets from CBS or its parent company at least seven times after Trump appointed him to the FCC in 2017, with disclosed values totaling more than $63,000 through 2024; whether Paramount paid for Carr's 2025 skybox seats remained unknown because his latest disclosure was unavailable.
Carr accepted more than $63,000 in CBS- or Paramount-funded gala tickets
Back to resultsAn FCC official told ProPublica that agency ethics officers under Trump-designated chair Brendan Carr treated the gala as a widely attended gathering, while the agency did not provide the written authorizations requested by ProPublica; four ethics experts said Carr's acceptance compromised the FCC's impartiality and that he should not participate in the next Paramount merger decision.
- Date
- 2026-07-15
- Evidence status
- reported
- Current status
- FCC said attendance was cleared; four ethics experts urged Carr to avoid the next Paramount decision
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