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Two prominent scientists said in #whistleblower complaints filed late Wednesday that they had been removed from leadership positions at the #NIH after objecting to #Trump admin efforts to undermine #vaccines, flout #CourtOrders, withhold #research money & politicize the #grant-making process.

#RFKJr #PublicHealth #science #medicine #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/health/nih-whistle-blower-complaints-vaccines-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From #Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.

Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response.

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-scientists-faced-retaliation-after-finding-harm-from-chemicals

#News #Science #Retaliation #Government #Environment #Safety #Whistleblower #Trump #Project2025

#Whistleblower details how #DOGE may have taken sensitive #NLRB data

In the first days of March, a team of advisers from #Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency initiative arrived at the Southeast Washington, DC, headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board.

The small, independent federal agency investigates & adjudicates complaints about unfair #labor practices.

#law #InfoSec #privacy #NationalSecurity #Musk
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

Internal #DOJ messages bolster claim that #Trump judicial nominee spoke of defying #court orders

#EmilBove, the deputy US Attorney General who has been nominated to be an appellate #judge, is the subject of #whistleblower allegations.

A fired DOJ attorney has provided #Congress with a trove of emails & text messages to corroborate his claims that a controversial Trump judicial nominee—top DOJ official Emil Bove—crudely discussed defying court orders.

#law #judiciary
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/10/emil-bove-whistleblower-documents-00446225

#DOJ Leader Suggested Violating #CourtOrders, #WhistleBlower Says

#EmilBove III, a #Trump judicial nominee [& fmr Trump criminal defense atty], voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled & misled judges, according to a complaint.

#law #felon47 #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/justice-department-emil-bove-trump-deportations-reuveni.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare