Eric Trump called the report a "bulls-t hit piece" and backed calls for an FCC probe. Carr directed the agency to open an investigation after receiving a letter from Senator Bernie Moreno, CNN's Brian Stelter reported, citing an FCC source.
ABC removed the Oct. 7 report and republished it Oct. 9 with a correction acknowledging errors in descriptions of company investments, government contracts and event chronologies. The original analysis claimed companies backed by Trump's sons had received more than $6 billion in active or promised government contracts. Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey disputed that figure, saying most of it represented hypothetical contract ceilings.