WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Senate aide Olivia Trusty to serve on the Federal Communications Commission.
Trump, who has repeatedly called on the FCC to pull broadcast licenses, in November tapped Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and Big Tech, as FCC chair. If Trusty is confirmed, she would serve as the key fifth vote on the commission that would hand Republicans full control of the agency. The FCC is among government agencies dealing with China’s alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)
