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8月5日（路透社）——美国参议员周三就唐纳德·特朗普总统提名的司法部反垄断部门负责人人选所撰写的一篇称穆斯林移民“容易滋生恐怖主义”的文章，以及他关于政治言论的观点，对其进行了质询。
现任联邦通信委员会总法律顾问亚当·坎迪布出席了参议院司法委员会的听证会。该委员会将投票决定是否将其提名提交给全体参议院审议。
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特朗普已提名坎迪布负责司法部反垄断商业行为监管以及并购审查工作。
听证会上的民主党参议员重点关注了坎迪布过往关于性别与宗教的言论，其中包括：“穆斯林移民及其子女似乎不仅容易滋生恐怖主义，还容易出现文化分离主义。”
当被问及是否坚持上述言论时，坎迪布表示：“我撰写这些文章是为了捍卫唐纳德·特朗普的旅行禁令，该禁令旨在防范恐怖主义。我认为恐怖主义仍然是所有美国人面临的巨大威胁。”
来自路易斯安那州的共和党参议员约翰·肯尼迪就联邦通信委员会对政治言论的立场向坎迪布提出质询。
此前，特朗普多次施压联邦通信委员会以取消美国广播公司（ABC）的执照，原因是该台的内容决策。联邦通信委员会随后下令提前对迪士尼旗下的八家ABC自有电视台进行执照审查，这一决定遭到了批评。该机构称，此举源于一项为期一年的调查，调查内容为迪士尼的多元化政策是否构成非法歧视，而迪士尼否认了这一指控。
“跟我解释一下，就像跟一个十年级学生解释一样，当一家电视网络批评政治人物时，关联邦通信委员会什么事？”肯尼迪问道。
坎迪布表示，联邦通信委员会有权基于公共利益监管广播机构，他称该机构是依据法律和过往判例来确定这一标准的。
“这不让你感到担忧吗？”肯尼迪补充道，“如果联邦通信委员会掌握在你政见不合的人手中，会怎么样？”
在反垄断议题上，坎迪布表示“自由市场通常能给出答案”，并表示提起诉讼必须“证据确凿”。
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US DOJ antitrust nominee grilled over comments on Muslims, FCC actions
August 5, 2026 10:41 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago / Reuters
United States Department of Justice logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Aug 5 (Reuters) – U.S. senators grilled President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Justice’s antitrust division on Wednesday over an article he wrote calling Muslim immigrants “prone to terrorism” and his views on political speech.
Adam Candeub, currently general counsel at the Federal Communications Commission, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The panel will vote on whether to send his nomination to the full Senate.
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Trump has tapped Candeub to run the DOJ’s work policing anticompetitive business activity and reviewing mergers and acquisitions.
Democratic senators at the hearing focused on Candeub’s past statements on gender and religion, including: “Muslim immigrants and their children seem prone not only to terrorism, but to cultural separatism.”
“I wrote those articles in defense of Donald Trump’s travel ban, which protects against terrorism. And I thought that terrorism continues to be a tremendous threat to all Americans,” Candeub said when asked if he stood by the statement.
U.S. Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, questioned Candeub over the FCC’s stance toward political speech.
The FCC has drawn criticism for its decision to order an early license review of Disney’s eight company-owned ABC stations after Trump repeatedly pressured the agency to pull the licenses over ABC content decisions. The agency has said the move stemmed from a year-long investigation into whether Disney’s diversity policies amounted to unlawful discrimination, an allegation the company denies.
“Explain to me like you’re talking to a tenth grader, what business it is of the FCC if a television network criticizes a political figure?” Kennedy asked.
Candeub said the FCC has the authority to regulate broadcasters in the public interest, a standard he said the agency determines based on law and past precedent.
“Doesn’t that scare you?” said Kennedy, adding, “What if the FCC is in the hands of someone whose politics you disagree with?”
On antitrust, Candeub said that “free markets generally have the answer,” and that “the evidence must be strong” in order to bring a case.
Reporting by Jody Godoy; Editing by Edmund Klamann
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