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PoliticsFCC chair says Pete Hegseth will decide whether TV networks can air Nidal Hasan’s execution

FCC chair Brendan Carr said he would defer to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether broadcast networks may air the planned firing-squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. The Pentagon plans to livestream it online, and Carr said he trusts Hegseth to make the call.

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FCC chair says Pete Hegseth will decide whether TV networks can air Nidal Hasan’s execution
FCC chair says Pete Hegseth will decide whether TV networks can air Nidal Hasan’s executionPolitics