Trump appointee Michael Pack sought to transform the tax-funded VOA into a propaganda operation, according to a whistleblower complaint.
The newly fired head of the Voice of America’s parent agency blew $4 million on lawyers over five months, largely to spy on employees, The Washington Post reported Monday.
The expenditure was part of a purge of career Voice of America officials and journalists to be replaced by those who would promote Donald Trump ahead of the presidential election, according to a whistleblower’s complaint to Congress last week.
The money flowed to two law firms in no-bid contracts awarded by Michael Pack, the Trump-appointed head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media who was forced out last week by President Joe Biden’s incoming administration. One top lawyer in the deal was reportedly paid $1,470 an hour. Continue reading.