WASHINGTON—White House counsel Don McGahn called the head of Federal Communications Commission in July to ask about the status of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.’s now abandoned $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media Co.
FCC chairman Ajit Pai disclosed the call in testimony on Aug. 16 before a U.S. Senate panel. Pai said the call from McGahn came around the same time he issued a July 16 statement that said he had “serious concerns” about the proposed takeover and proposed referring the matter to an administrative law judge.
