FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and Musk

The FCC “has sought to delay the production of responsive documents and obfuscate the existence of responsive records,” and “made it clear that it will not undertake a good faith effort to produce responsive documents,” the filing said. “Accordingly, discovery is required and will speed the document production process by helping the Plaintiffs identify responsive documents.” Carr’s phone The filing said there is evidence that Carr has Signal messaging set up on a phone he uses for FCC business. Carr’s phone number was previously disclosed in a FoIA request that turned up a November 2024 email from a Fox News producer who was confirming an interview. Entering that “number into the Signal app shows that he has an active Signal account under the username ‘Brendan Carr,’” the filing said. A court filing submitted by the FCC on June 3 said that Carr did not have phone numbers for DOGE personnel and that “it is agency policy not to download additional messaging applications on FCC phones (e.g., Signal, WhatsApp).” Plaintiffs counter that Carr likely exchanged messages with Musk or other high-ranking DOGE officials. “Plaintiffs do not know whether the number identified in Exs. 4 and 5 belongs to Carr’s personal phone or a government issued phone,” the filing said. “What we do know is that a phone is being used for government business and that it has a Signal account in Carr’s name. …