On June 9, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Pack's aides ordered the international broadcasters under his agency's supervision to"freeze" all new hiring, staff promotions and other contractual obligations.
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He also disbanded their separate bipartisan advisory boards and replaced them with five Trump administration political appointees and an attorney who works for aThe lawsuit was filed by four former members of the advisory boards, including two former U.S. ambassadors with prominent roles in the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, Ryan Crocker and Karen Kornbluh. They contend Pack has broken federal guarantees of the broadcasters' journalistic independence.
"Their independence from political interference is protected by a strict 'firewall' embodied in statutes, regulations, and binding contract provisions," the lawsuit states."Mr. Pack's actions this past week constitute the most egregious breach of that firewall in history."just before Pack was sworn in, saying they anticipated he would prefer to have his own picks lead the broadcaster.
The agency has not yet publicly responded to the lawsuit. Nor has it answered reporters' questions about Pack's intentions.
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Where did POTUS find this pantie-waisted minion?
Oh goody, we get to hear people talk about this for a few days, the outrage etc...then...do nothing as usual...
That hair is definitely a crime
DebJHolley He doesn't care about laws. He's doing 'gods work'.
He even looks like a weirdo
Drain the swamp b1tches
LMAO! no more foreign propaganda NPR!
VoteBlue2020
It's because of so called free platforms like NPR, who silence Conservative opinions and outright promote lies against them.
youroutervoice Barr will disagree and squash it.
Someone needs to see a hairdresser.
These people are so bad at the criming.
GOP strategy: If the truth is against you, fire the people who tell it.
DefindNPR
Bullshit lawsuit! Go Trump!🇺🇸
His hair is illegal in 49 states and 87 countries.
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Sue his ass
His haircut broke the law