Posted on 08/30/2025 5:24:49 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Kari Lake’s effort to fire Voice of America Director Michael Abramowitz has been blocked by a federal judge.
Lake has been trying to oust Abramowitz as she reduces the staff of the agency, but Abramowitz has fought back, saying the only way to fire him is to go through an advisory board that requires Senate confirmation, according to The Washington Post. He has been on paid leave since March.
President Donald Trump removed everyone on the board in January. Replacements are not yet in place.
Trump chose Lake to oversee the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which includes VOA, but she is currently overseeing the agencies in an interim role.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, upheld Abramowitz’s position.
“To the extent the Board’s current lack of quorum institutes a practical barrier to removing Abramowitz, the Broadcast Act gives the President a straightforward remedy: replacing the removed members,” Lamberth wrote, according to CNN.
Abramowitz made approximately $380,000 in 2024, according to ProPublica.
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I wish Congress would pass a law giving the head of the Executive Branch full power to fire people within the Executive Branch.
Pretty sure this law currently exists.
President Trump needs to start throwing these rogue federal judges in prison to make an example for the rest.
I wish Congress would pass a law giving the head of the Executive Branch full power to fire people within the Executive Branch.
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He already has that authority. That is the essence of being an executive.
Send Federal Marshals in to have this person removed by force and make sure it’s videotaped when it happens
So let Trump fire this guy himself. Let the judge rule that POTUS can’t fire people in the executive branch and take it up to SCOTUS.
Take all pay, litigation costs, and expenses from Royce’s court budget.
A little judge blocking an initiative by the Trump people.
Has that ever happened before?
In the past hour, I mean.
I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm.
I thought they already did that. In about 1789 or so.
Some people cannot see sarcasm unless it comes with the “[/s]”. I use the identifier sometimes, but it really shouldn’t be necessary all the time.
It defeats the purpose of the sarcasm.
You are not being fair in your reply, because you probably read books when you were younger...😂
Can a POTUS force a Federal Judge to rehire people fired by the Federal Judge? If not why not?
$190 bucks an hour, courtesy of Royce the stooge.
Lamberth hung on to his active judgeship long enough to be replaced by a Benedict Obama stooge, Chris Cooper. He’s a RINO and a Deep State stooge.
Another commie, doing commie things. Black robed tyrants need to go!
Those do-nothing federal civil service jobs sure are sweet.
I wonder if a Fed judge would’ve bailed me out every time I got canned in my life
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