Trump sues Jimmy Kimmel by May 31?
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Trump’s fight with Jimmy Kimmel escalates as the FCC puts ABC under review
My sources at ABC and Disney are well aware that the MAGA media attacks against Jimmy Kimmel are not in good faith. The WH comms director tweeted that Kimmel made a "disgusting joke about assassinating the President." Kimmel did no such thing. His "expectant widow" bit about the first lady was, as he said last night, "about the fact that [Trump is] almost 80 and she's younger than I am." • • Of course, after a gunman ran toward the Hilton ballroom, Trump and his allies have recontextualized the joke as a call to violence. But it wasn't. • • My sources at the company are also well aware of the hypocrisy at play here. As CNN's @AaronBlake put it, "a month ago, Trump unabashedly celebrated the death of a perceived political foe. Today, his White House is calling Democrats a 'cult of hatred.'"
As the Trump administration pressures ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel, the Trump-aligned FCC is planning to challenge the network’s station licenses, setting up a legal battle with ABC’s parent company Disney. Here's my full story:
Disney is standing by Jimmy Kimmel and sees this as a First Amendment fight that's worth having. But it might be a long procedural fight with the FCC...
FCC plans to challenge ABC’s broadcast licenses after Kimmel monologue, sources tell me & @rogoswami
White House ramps up pressure on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over first lady remark
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This market will resolve to “Yes” if Donald Trump initiates a lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel by May 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
An announcement of intent to sue or a legal threat will not qualify for a “Yes” resolution; a lawsuit must actually be filed in court.
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