Vaseline Woman Moves Against Top VOA Officials

The Washington Post reports:

Kari Lake, the Arizona Republican politician tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s dismantling of Voice of America, has taken new steps to consolidate power at the agency.

On Tuesday, Lake had Victor Morales — the acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, VOA’s parent agency — locked out of his email and electronic systems, several people with knowledge of the decision told The Washington Post, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.

And according to a new court filing, Lake has ordered VOA Director Michael Abramowitz, who has been on administrative leave since March and is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against her, to accept a new position in Greenville, North Carolina — or be fired.

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Kari Lake, tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s dismantling of Voice of America, has locked the acting CEO of VOA’s parent agency out of his email and electronic systems. https://t.co/11wgp95Xlq

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