ABC filed a strongly worded rebuke to the Trump-backed Federal Communications Commission’s “unprecedented” and “counterproductive” probe against The View. In the network’s incendiary filing, made public on Friday,

ABC is accusing the Trump administration’s media regulator of threatening broadcasters’ First Amendment rights.

ABC has filed an aggressive defense against Federal Communications Commission regulatory action, accusing the agency of violating the network's free speech rights and creating a chilling effect on political content.

Disney-owned ABC said on Friday the Trump administration's efforts to declare its daytime talk show "The View" subject to federal equal time rules for

ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission of violating the First Amendment as the agency is continuing to challenge whether the network’s longstanding program The View violated its “equal time” rule for political candidates.

The commission replied, in a statement emailed to The Associated Press, that equal time law “encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections. The FCC will review Disney’s assertion that ‘The View’ is a ‘bona fide news program’ and thus exempt from the political equal time rules.”

"You can understand dirt, maybe better than I can," the president told Scott

ABC has set its summer premiere dates, including the renewal announcements for a number of its unscripted shows. “Celebrity Family Feud” hosted by Steve Harvey, “Press Your Luck” with Elizabeth Banks,