Trump global media chief says he acted legally in 'Wednesday night massacre'

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Washington Examiner

The new chief executive of the agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-backed broadcasters said he did not act illegally in firing senior figures on his first day on the job.

 

In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Michael Pack denied that he was turning the outlets into a mouthpiece for President Trump, said he would guarantee the independence of journalists working for him, and accused the Biden campaign of pandering to partisan politics with its threat to remove him in the event of a change of president.

Pack took up his post with the U.S. Agency for Global Media two weeks ago after a contentious nomination process dominated by questions about his relationship with former Trump strategist Steve Bannon.

He immediately removed the heads of four of the organizations under the AGM umbrella — Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Network — and brought in political appointees to replace the boards that had governed the services previously. The director of VOA had already resigned.

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It's called "At the pleasure of the President" for a reason...

[Valin]

Bout Damn Time.