President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would pick Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III, who wrote a letter on behalf of his son convicted of the Jan. 6 riot, to lead the U.S. Agency for Human Rights. Global Media.
“As founder and president of the Media Research Center for 38 years, few understand the global print, television and online media landscape better than Brent,” Trump said in an announcement in Truth Social. “He and his family have fought for the American principles of Liberty, Equality and Justice for generations, and he will ensure that message is heard by freedom-loving people around the world.”
Bozell said in a statement on Wednesday that he was “honored” to be Trump’s pick to lead the US Agency for Global Media.
“There is a lot of work to do. I look forward to meeting with senators before my confirmation hearing to explore how best to ensure the president’s priorities are met,” Bozell said.
Bozell’s son, L. Brent Bozell IV, was previously sentenced to 45 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement, destroying government property and other charges related to his conduct on January 6, 2021.
Before Trump this week pardoned 1,500 Capitol attack defendants, Bozell III had defended his son against a terrorism enhancement filed by prosecutors who sought more than 11 years in prison for his son in a letter last year. .
“I am not claiming my son’s innocence, only that his punishment matches the crime. “I ask the court to consider my son’s character, which is excellent and is being defended by absolutely everyone around him,” Bozell III wrote.
Prosecutors had charged Bozell’s son with multiple attempts to break into the Capitol, including breaking windows during the initial breach of the building. Prosecutors also said Bozell made it to the Senate floor.
Bozell III founded the Media Research Center, a conservative media watchdog group, in 1987, as well as the Parents Television and Media Council. Later, the Media Research Center founded CNSNews.
During his first term, Trump appointed conservative filmmaker Michael Pack, a former associate of Republican strategist Steve Bannon, to lead the agency. During his tenure, Pack was accused of trying to turn the agency into a propaganda mouthpiece to promote Trump’s agenda.
