Broadcaster says ex-president’s address to voters after Nascar race on Sunday complied with federal fairness rulesUS election live – follow updatesNBC on Sunday filed notice that the broadcast network had provided Donald Trump equal time to Kamala Harris’s surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, by providing him a chance to directly address voters following a Nascar race.A US government communications regulator had claimed that Harris’s surprise appearance on the comedy program violated “equal time” rules that govern political programming. Brendan Carr, a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), had called Harris’s appearance “a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule”.Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading… Read More
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