VOA Sues Overseer USAGM To Restore Operations After Trump Order

RFERL - 22/03
A group including six journalists from the Voice of America (VOA) has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and other officials accusing them of illegally shutting down several publicly funded broadcasters.

WASHINGTON -- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on March 18 said it has sued the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), along with USAGM officials Kari Lake and Victor Morales, to block their attempt to terminate RFE/RL’s federal grant.

The complaint argues that denying the funds that Congress has appropriated for RFE/RL violates federal laws and the US Constitution, which gives Congress exclusive authority over federal spending.

The suit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

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“This is not the time to cede terrain to the propaganda and censorship of America’s adversaries,” RFE/RL President and CEO Stephen Capus said.

“We believe the law is on our side and that the celebration of our demise by despots around the world is premature,” he added.

Morales is acting CEO of USAGM, while Lake is a senior adviser to Morales.

Word of the suit comes as European Union politicians said they are continuing their push into possible support...
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