Any news on the FCC investigation into Ajit Pai's moves to benefit Sinclair Broadcasting?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/technology/fcc-sinclair-ajit-pai.html
For months I have been trying to get to the bottom of the allegations about Chairman Pais relationship with Sinclair Broadcasting, Mr. Pallone, the top Democrat on the committee that oversees the F.C.C., said in the statement to The New York Times. I am grateful to the F.C.C.s inspector general that he has decided to take up this important investigation.
It was unclear the extent of the inspector generals investigation or when it might conclude, but the inquiry puts a spotlight on Mr. Pais decisions and whether there had been coordination with the company. It may also force him to answer questions that he has so far avoided addressing in public.
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A New York Times investigation published in August found that Mr. Pai and his staff members had met and corresponded with Sinclair executives several times. One meeting, with Sinclairs executive chairman, took place days before Mr. Pai, who was appointed by President Trump, took over as F.C.C. chairman.
Sinclairs top lobbyist, a former F.C.C. official, also communicated frequently with former agency colleagues and pushed for the relaxation of media ownership rules. And language the lobbyist used about loosening rules has tracked closely to analysis and language used by Mr. Pai in speeches favoring such changes.