The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's watchdog has rejected allegations of favoritism by the agency's chairman toward Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
Ajit Pai drew scrutiny in part for his meetings with Sinclair executives after the election of President Donald Trump, who selected Pai to lead the agency. Democrats in November requested a review by Inspector General David Hunt.
Following an investigation, "we found no evidence, nor even the suggestion, of impropriety, unscrupulous behavior, favoritism towards Sinclair," Hunt concluded in a report released Monday.