Overview
- Commission president Jérémie Patrier-Leitus halted the sending of new convocations on December 22 ahead of a bureau meeting set for January 6.
- Early hearings featured tense exchanges with the leaders of France Télévisions and Radio France as well as editorialists Patrick Cohen and Thomas Legrand.
- Europe 1 reported the pause followed exasperation with conduct by La France insoumise deputies, citing incidents involving Ersilia Soudais and Aymeric Caron.
- Rapporteur Charles Alloncle faces accusations of steering the inquiry for political purposes, according to coverage by La Croix.
- The commission says it has received no documents from France Télévisions so far, as the broadcaster denies obstructing, and work must conclude with hearings and a report by the end of March.