The American Voice Director says that Trump’s officials are illegally longing

The conflict over America’s voice in the future of America is approaching his head, as a federal judge requires answers from Curry LakeThe White House Federal Federation is supervised by Trump.

The risks were sharpened on Monday when Michael Abramovic, director of the government’s international broadcaster, The legal documents provided The US Agency’s statement to senior international media officials seeks to shoot it illegally. Abramovich is among a group of journalists who are being sued.

In new legal summaries presented on Tuesday, the US Department’s lawyers have argued that the president has almost unrestricted authority to determine who occupies the positions of power in the executive authority, including the US Agency for Global Information. This is the first time that the government has affirmed such wide forces in this case, although it has made relevant arguments in litigation surrounding its actions in other angles of the executive branch.

The judge, who supervises Abramovich’s suit and relevant issues, wrote that he is concerned that the lake and the agency fail to comply with it. Precedent To ensure that America’s voice fulfills the role of the Commissioner in Congress to provide reliable news to all the pillars of the world.

Judge Royce C. Lambres by order on July 30 that the lake and the government failed to inform him of the planned collective discounts or "Huge staff decision" To remove Abramovich as a director and re -set him to North Carolina from its headquarters in Washington, DC. Note Lambres Lake’s statement about the right -wing investigation site "Only news": "I am working to eliminate the agency, and it was a great task, but we are working hard in that."

Lake NPR later told that day that the judge was "Another example of the federal judiciary is active and out of control."

On August 1, John Zaduzni, the US Senior Consultant at the US Agency for World Media, told Abramovich that he would be rejected because he refused to accept the proposed re -appointment, who was scheduled to become the chief administrative official in a short -wave radio facility in Greenville, North Carolina that the message that the lake will have the last word in this decision. Zadrozny nor Lake did not respond to NPR requests for comment.

"I think it’s tragic," David Enor, former Voice of America, told NPR. "Michael is a very talented journalist and leader of the relatively large organizations – he is not an engineer. This idea is that it must be sent to an engineering facility to help short wave radio around the world at all."

"What is really about it – it is clear that everyone understands this – is an attempt to get rid of Mike Abramovitz as part of the process of trying to get rid of America’s voice."

North Carolina State facility contains only three full -time employees, according to Kate Naber, the chief official of the voice strategy of America.

Like Abramowitz, NEEPER is currently on paid vacation. It is also among the group of employees, unions, and advocacy organizations for the press. Almost everything Contractors I cut their work. Almost all full -time employees were placed on a paid vacation and told their positions to be Excluded.

Government lawyers say Voice of America has 72 full -time employees. She had approximately 1,300 permanent employees and contracts before the Trump administration sought to do so DismantleAbramwitz’s civil complaint against government states. It has decreased from providing services in 49 languages to four.

In the recent months of Trump’s first state at the White House, officials of the US International Media Agency began a wave of shooting, suspension, and internal investigations of America’s voice newspapers for bias. Federal judge Find Illegal and unconstitutional actions; Inspector Find "Waste or total waste" By the CEO of Trump Michael Pak; And investigators of the private advisor office Find Violations of power and legal protection violations of the independence of the liberation of the American News Chamber.

Congress approved a law in early January 2021 and requires that the majority of a two -party advisory council be voted to remove the Voice of America or its sister networks.

When restoring the position this year, Trump rejected the members of the Board of Directors and has not been reshaped. And you commanded the war on the voice of America. Looking at Law 2021, it is not clear whether the lake has the legal power to reject Abramies without the explicit support for that painting, which currently does not contain any members.

"As a part of the two parties with various views, we have various views on the ideal structure of the American international broadcast and the necessary reforms, but we unite in our belief in the importance of the American international broadcast of our national security," A joint statement was mentioned to the Parliament Committee for Foreign Affairs in late June by all members of the absolute committee. "We urge Congress to fulfill their constitutional responsibilities and prevent the brutal destruction of these important institutions that have advanced American interests for a long time."

The legal team of the Ministry of Justice, led by the Assistant Prosecutor Brett A. Shumat, on Tuesday papers that the 2021 law, which was passed by Congress is unconstitutional. "The removal authority is placed in the CEO as the head of the agency that works on behalf of the President – not the Consultative Council," Section Books.

Lake did not respond to NPR inquiries about the time she won the title of CEO of the US Agency for International Media – a title that was first seen in Abramovit’s files on Monday.

Lake as an unsuccessful Maga candidate has emerged twice to the state office at the state level in Arizona, as one of the most explicit Trump defenders, and attacks America and other federally funded international broadcasters on Fox News, and Al -Akhbar and other right -wing sites. She was happy to fight against other media, including CBS, NPR and ABC.

Since her appointment as a first adviser to the agency in late February, a series of job titles has adopted.

The lake was described itself in a note sent in early March to the employees "A great administration consultant."

In May, it also announced that it had concluded a deal with The extreme right network for To obtain rights to use its content and cover it on Voice of America, the Lake described itself as a great advisor to the agency’s executive. The agency does not have operations head and has not had one in recent years, according to Never, the chief official of the strategy, and others. Lake again referred to herself as a first adviser to CO in June.

In early July, the agency applied to the White House to become the Lake Vice President, according to two people, is aware of the request. They spoke on the condition that his identity is not disclosed due to concerns about professional repercussions. Later that month, Lake made an announcement that the court recounted her title as "A great advisor to the Acting CEO." The CEO of the prosecution, a veteran employee of America and an agency named Victor Morales, was expelled by late July.

August 1 note to Abramovich, spelling that the agency is moving to shoot it, indicating the lake like "Acting CEO of USAGM." It is not clear with the process that was appointed in this role.

Lake and the Trump administration won the Court of Appeal earlier this summer, which led to a decrease in some judge’s rulings against her against her actions in the agency. American voice condition "It is a constantly reliable and reliable source of news" They survived the resumption of the administration.

In his order on July 30, Lambres Lake and the government gave until next Wednesday evening to provide a full explanation of what you are doing in the agency – and what is in a store for America.

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