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Watchdog: ‘Likelihood of Wrongdoing' by Trump Appointees Overseeing VOA
A federal watchdog agency has found “a substantial likelihood of wrongdoing” by Trump administration appointees who oversee the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded media outlets. The finding from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent government agency charged with safeguarding federal employees’ rights, marks the latest rebuke of Michael Pack, who President Donald Trump appointed to run...
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Judge Rules Against Trump Global Media Chief After Firings
A federal judge has ruled against the head of the agency that runs the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded news outlets who was accused of trying to turn it into a propaganda vehicle to promote President Donald Trump’s agenda
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Trump Nominee's Nonprofit Under Investigation by DC Attorney General
A nonprofit run by President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a federal media agency is under investigation by the Washington, D.C., attorney general for potential self-dealing. Michael Pack, who was picked by Trump to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media, heads a nonprofit called Public Media Lab. Bob Menendez, the Democratic ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which...