WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Three House of

Representatives Democratic lawmakers on Monday opened a probe

into a series of investigations launched by Federal

Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr into media outlets

including CBS, NBC and ABC.

Representative Frank Pallone, the top Democrat on the Energy

and Commerce Committee, said Carr, who was named as chair by

President Donald Trump, had launched "sham investigations" into

entities disfavored by Trump and his adviser Elon Musk and

sought "to target and intimidate news organizations."

"You have weaponized the agency against news outlets," the

letter said, asking Carr to turn over records related to travel

with Trump and to Trump's Florida residence. ·