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Voice Of America’s Director Sues To Reverse Trump Administration’s Shutdown Of U.S.-Backed Media Outlet
Michael Abramowitz is seeking a court order to reverse jobs cuts.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, Michael Abramowitz sued Kari Lake and Victor Morales, who have been presiding over the placement of nearly all of VOA’s 1,300 employees on administrative leave and the termination of contractors’ agreements for 500 others. Their moves came after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to slash the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the entity that oversees VOA and other international networks, to only statutory functions. “The leadership of USAGM cannot, with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation, force RFE/RL to shut down—even if the President has told them to do so,” wrote U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth.
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