FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and Musk
Summary
An advocacy group and a journalist sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for not providing public records about Chairman Brendan Carr’s communications related to DOGE and Elon Musk. They claim the FCC hid messages from the Signal app and delayed sharing documents connected to possible conflicts of interest involving Musk’s companies seeking FCC licenses.Key Facts
- The lawsuit accuses the FCC of violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by withholding agency records.
- Plaintiffs include journalist Nina Burleigh and the group Frequency Forward.
- The FOIA request, made in February 2025, seeks documents about DOGE’s influence on the FCC and connections to Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink.
- A judge criticized the FCC’s vague responses and ordered it to produce documents in August 2025.
- The plaintiffs say Chairman Brendan Carr uses Signal messaging on a phone for FCC business, which the FCC previously did not disclose.
- The FCC claims it does not allow apps like Signal on agency phones and denies Carr has contact with DOGE personnel.
- Plaintiffs suspect Carr exchanged messages with Musk or DOGE officials through Signal.
- They want the court to force the FCC to release all related documents quickly and allow further investigation.
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