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Federal Judge Blocks Kari Lake from Firing VOA President, Ensures Taxpayers Keep Paying Him Six Figures to Do Nothing
Gateway Pundit ^ | August 30, 2025 | Jack Davis

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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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: grewinoffice; interference; judgewatch; karilake; obstruction; reaganjudge; roycelamberth; roycethestooge; stoogewatch; undermining; via; voa

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Old fossil Judge Royce Lamberth strikes again!
1 posted on 08/30/2025 5:24:49 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I wish Congress would pass a law giving the head of the Executive Branch full power to fire people within the Executive Branch.


2 posted on 08/30/2025 5:28:53 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Society has no reward for following the rules any more)
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To: ClearCase_guy
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.

3 posted on 08/30/2025 5:47:26 PM PDT by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

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.


4 posted on 08/30/2025 5:47:52 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Send Federal Marshals in to have this person removed by force and make sure it’s videotaped when it happens


5 posted on 08/30/2025 5:54:44 PM PDT by jimjohn (We're at war, people. Start acting like it.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

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.


6 posted on 08/30/2025 5:57:43 PM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Take all pay, litigation costs, and expenses from Royce’s court budget.


7 posted on 08/30/2025 6:02:08 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall)
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To: ClearCase_guy
I wish Congress would pass a law giving the head of the Executive Branch full power to fire people within the Executive Branch.

We need a real Congress more than anything, those liars and thieves have been funding this since WWII. Way past time for our pathetic Congress to fire everybody and close this worthless agency down as per your suggestion. And dozens of other agencies too while we're at it.
8 posted on 08/30/2025 6:09:26 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

A little judge blocking an initiative by the Trump people.
Has that ever happened before?
In the past hour, I mean.


9 posted on 08/30/2025 6:12:48 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Drew68; ClearCase_guy
Pretty sure this law currently exists.

I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm.

10 posted on 08/30/2025 6:13:48 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I thought they already did that. In about 1789 or so.


11 posted on 08/30/2025 6:13:52 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

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.


12 posted on 08/30/2025 6:26:44 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Society has no reward for following the rules any more)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It defeats the purpose of the sarcasm.


13 posted on 08/30/2025 6:28:45 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It’s contagious.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4337732/posts?page=11#11


14 posted on 08/30/2025 6:29:58 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

You are not being fair in your reply, because you probably read books when you were younger...😂


15 posted on 08/30/2025 6:38:38 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy ("Man is the only pack animal that will follow an unstable leader." Cesar Chavez)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Can a POTUS force a Federal Judge to rehire people fired by the Federal Judge? If not why not?


16 posted on 08/30/2025 6:55:20 PM PDT by Racketeer
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To: Macho MAGA Man

$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.


17 posted on 08/30/2025 7:32:25 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Another commie, doing commie things. Black robed tyrants need to go!


18 posted on 08/30/2025 9:34:57 PM PDT by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Those do-nothing federal civil service jobs sure are sweet.


19 posted on 08/30/2025 10:51:00 PM PDT by vmpolesov
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I wonder if a Fed judge would’ve bailed me out every time I got canned in my life


20 posted on 08/31/2025 10:22:52 AM PDT by Paddyboy (Roma Omnia Vincit)
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