Oh, Kari Lake. Everywhere you go, voters, judges, everyone...they tell you that you suck, but you never listen, do you?
Kari Lake's 'bad faith' dismantling of Voice of America ruled illegal by GOP appointee
Daniel Hampton
March 17, 2026 6:43PM ET
https://www.rawstory.com/kari-lake-2676268848/
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled Tuesday that the near-total shutdown of the U.S. Agency for Global Media was unlawful and violated federal administrative law, The Washington Post reported. The Reagan appointee ordered employees to return by March 23 and demanded the agency resume international broadcasting, which has largely gone silent over the past year.
Lamberth unleashed harsh criticism on the Trump administration's “flagrant and nearly year-long refusal” to abide by statutory requirements set by Congress. He particularly targeted Kari Lake, the official who orchestrated the dismantling.
“The defendants’ persistent omission and withholding of key information in this case has been a Hallmark production in bad faith,” he wrote of Lake and the government in a footnote.
The ruling vacates a March 2025 memo that slashed the agency to just 68 positions, eliminating hundreds of roles. VOA Director Michael Abramowitz called himself "thrilled" with the decision, stating that "Voice of America has never been more needed."
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