Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, announced on Monday that the organization would vote to allow an administrative judge to review proposed action to allow for Sinclair Broadcasting Group to finalize a $3.9 billion merger with Tribune Media. The chairman, who previously championed the measure, cited “serious concerns” about the merger, which could allow Sinclair to control stations “in violation of the law.” If the merger goes through, Sinclair, an unabashedly pro-President Trump network that mixes conservative programming alongside local news, would own local TV stations reaching a large majority of the country. “When the FCC confronts disputed issues like these, the Communications Act does not allow it to approve a transaction,” Pai said in a statement to the press.