A federal judge, Royce Lamberth, has barred the Trump administration from removing Voice of America’s (VOA) director Michael Abramowitz from his position. Lamberth ruled that Kari Lake, President Trump’s top advisor to the U.S Agency for Global Media, cannot fire Abramowitz, who was told he would be “subject to termination” starting August 31. Abramowitz can only be removed from his position as director by a majority vote of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board. The ruling aims to clarify the applicable statutory requirements and eliminate the question of whether the termination was unlawful. Abramowitz, appointed director of VOA in 2019, was previously placed on administrative leave as Lake reduced the number of employees at the government-funded global news agency. VOA has been a target of the Trump administration, seeking to transform it into an “America First” outlet.
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