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Top HHS watchdog being replaced by Trump says inspectors general must work free from political intrusion
HHS official Rick Bright alleges he was demoted for resisting push for hydroxychloroquine
A former top vaccine official removed from his post last month alleged in a whistleblower complaint on Tuesday that he was reassigned to a less prestigious role because he tried to “prioritize science and safety over political expediency” and raised health concerns over a drug repeatedly pushed by President Trump as a possible cure for coronavirus.
Trump administration launches major effort to force China to pay over coronavirus
Trump Officials Are Said to Press Spies to Link Virus and Wuhan Labs
Senior Trump administration officials have pushed American spy agencies to hunt for evidence to support an unsubstantiated theory that a government laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the origin of the coronavirus outbreak, according to current and former American officials. The effort comes as President Trump escalates a public campaign to blame China for the pandemic.
Trump removes Inspector General Glenn Fine, who was tasked to oversee coronavirus stimulus spending
President Trump has removed the chairman of the federal panel Congress created to oversee his administration's management of the $2 trillion stimulus package passed last month. Glenn Fine, who had been the acting Pentagon inspector general, was informed Monday that he was being replaced by Sean W. O’Donnell, currently the inspector general at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Navy Dismisses Captain Who Sounded The Alarm on Coronavirus, Signaling A Willingness to Stifle Dissent
How Donald Trump silenced the people who could expose his business failures
How did Donald Trump, a self-serving promoter who lost billions of dollars for his investors, convince the world that he is a financial genius? It wasn’t just by fabricating tales of his success. It was also by bullying and silencing people who could have stopped those deceits — particularly reporters and Wall Street analysts — forcing all but a very few into a conspiracy of silence.
Trump and Republicans Seek to Turn the Tables in Post-Mueller Washington
Andrew McCabe, a Target of Trump’s F.B.I. Scorn, Is Fired Over Candor Questions
Andrew G. McCabe, the former F.B.I. deputy director and a frequent target of President Trump’s scorn, was fired Friday after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rejected an appeal that would have let him retire this weekend.vMr. McCabe promptly declared that his firing, and Mr. Trump’s persistent needling, were intended to undermine the special counsel’s investigation in which he is a potential witness.
Andrew McCabe Steps Down as F.B.I. Deputy Director Under Pressure
Trump leaves Sessions twisting in the wind while berating him publicly
Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation
President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him, according to a document summarizing the meeting. The conversation reinforces the notion that President Trump dismissed him primarily because of the bureau’s investigation into possible collusion between his campaign and Russian operatives.