{"id":2480627,"date":"2025-08-30T06:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-kari-lake-from-firing-voa-president-ensures-taxpayers-keep-paying-him-six-figures-to-do-nothing\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T06:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:35:52","slug":"federal-judge-blocks-kari-lake-from-firing-voa-president-ensures-taxpayers-keep-paying-him-six-figures-to-do-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-kari-lake-from-firing-voa-president-ensures-taxpayers-keep-paying-him-six-figures-to-do-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Blocks Kari Lake from Firing VOA President, Ensures Taxpayers Keep Paying Him Six Figures to Do Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-blocks-kari-lake-from-firing-voa-president-ensures-taxpayers-keep-paying-him-six-figures-to-do-nothing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2480627&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kari Lake&#8217;s attempt to remove Michael Abramowitz, the director of Voice of America (VOA), has been blocked by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an ...n Legal Giant\">federal judge<\/a>.Lake, who oversees the U.S. Agency for Global Media (which includes VOA) in an interim role appointed by former President Donald Trump, has been trying to reduce the agency&#8217;s staff adn oust Abramowitz. Though, Abramowitz contends that he can only be removed with approval from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-caught-them-lin-wood-outed-mysterious-georgia-operative-gabe-sterling-now-video-shows-him-admitting-he-helped-set-up-drop-boxes-and-promoted-far-left-activists-as-absentee-ballot-counters\/\" title=\"WE CAUGHT THEM: Lin Wood Outed Mysterious Georgia Operative Gabe Sterling - Now Video Shows Him Admitting He Helped Set Up Drop Boxes and Promoted Far Left Activists as Absentee Ballot Counters\">advisory board<\/a> requiring Senate confirmation-a board that Trump dismissed in January and has yet to replace. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth upheld Abramowitz&#8217;s position, stating that the President&#8217;s remedy is to appoint new board members. Abramowitz has been on paid leave since March. Lake has expressed intent to appeal the ruling and remains determined to downsize the agency despite legal challenges and criticism from the judge, who has described her efforts as bordering on contempt of court.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kari Lake&rsquo;s effort to fire Voice of America Director Michael Abramowitz has been blocked by a federal judge.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/08\/28\/voa-director-kari-lake-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>. He&nbsp;has been on paid leave since March.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-targets-crime-ridden-chicago-next-federal-takeover-plans-already-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> removed everyone on the board in January. Replacements are not yet in place.<\/p>\n<p>Trump chose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-announces-mass-terminations-agency-bid-shrink-control-federal-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake<\/a> to oversee the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which includes VOA, but she is currently overseeing the agencies in an interim role.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, upheld Abramowitz&rsquo;s position.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To the extent the Board&rsquo;s current lack of quorum institutes a practical barrier to removing Abramowitz, the Broadcast Act gives the President a straightforward remedy: replacing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-school-district-drops-use-of-the-word-chief-in-job-titles-over-native-american-sensitivities\/\" title=\"San Francisco School District Drops Use Of The Word \u2018Chief\u2019 In Job Titles Over Native ...n Sensitivities\">removed members<\/a>,&rdquo; Lamberth wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/08\/28\/business\/kari-lake-voice-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abramowitz made approximately $380,000 in 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/131656647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProPublica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lake said she will not take the ruling lying down, The Washington Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We fully intend to appeal this absurd ruling,&rdquo; she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elections have consequences, and President Trump runs the executive branch. I have confidence that the Constitution will eventually be enforced, even if not by Judge Lamberth and other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >radical district judges<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Aug 1, Abramowitz was notified by John Zadrozny, a senior adviser at the USAGM, that he would be fired after not accepting a job running a North Carolina broadcasting station.<\/p>\n<p>Lake has been seeking to cut the staff of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/honored-trump-taps-kari-lake-huge-position-can-shine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VOA<\/a> and its parent entity. Abramowitz has sued Lake over those efforts, with Lamberth remaining critical of her efforts to downsize the agencies.<\/p>\n<p>He said her actions to cut the agencies were &ldquo;verging on contempt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From what we&rsquo;ve seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-trump-allies-fight-democratic-led-indictments-in-multiple-states\/\" title=\"Top Trump supporters contest indictments led by Democrats across various states\">reports dating back<\/a> to 2001, Voice of America&rsquo;s Mandarin service managers were meeting at the Chinese embassy in D.C. and receiving advice on how to cover Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>One VOA worker actually pledged his support for the CCP at one of those meetings.<\/p>\n<p>You&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4KXs6G2ZE2\">pic.twitter.com\/4KXs6G2ZE2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari Lake (@KariLake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1948224482939658683?\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lake has fought back and is undeterred in her plans to reduce staff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course I&rsquo;ve got a judge here in Washington, D.C. &mdash; I&rsquo;ve got five cases against me as I try to scale this monster, this beast back and rightsize it,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, I&rsquo;ve got a judge who&rsquo;s threatening me with contempt of court, throwing me in prison, if I don&rsquo;t produce more of the propaganda that he wants me to produce,&rdquo; Lake added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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