FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and Musk
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- An advocacy group accused the FCC of failing to comply with a public records request and concealing Chairman Brendan Carr's use of Signal.
- The group claimed the FCC acted in bad faith by withholding documents, redefining search criteria without notice, and hiding Carr's Signal account.
- The plaintiffs sued the FCC in 2024 for violating the Freedom of Information Act, and a judge ordered document production in August 2025.
- The FoIA request sought to investigate DOGE's influence on the FCC regarding conflicts of interest involving Elon Musk's SpaceX and Starlink.
- Plaintiffs allege Musk used government authority for personal profit and seek documents on the relationship between the FCC and Musk's companies.
- The group asked the court to deny FCC summary judgment, order document production within a week, and allow discovery requests.