Episode 163 | Trump DOJ Freaks Out as Judge Delivers Fatal Blow to Investigation

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Asha and Renato discuss a federal judge's ruling against RFK Jr.'s vaccine schedule overhaul and the implications of a rebuke against the U.S. Attorney's office in a separate investigation.

This week, a federal judge temporarily blocked HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule and his appointments of vaccine skeptics to a key CDC advisory committee. Asha and Renato explain why agencies must follow administrative legal procedures and how RFK Jr.’s disregard for science and scientific expertise rankled the judge. Plus, they review the latest ruling from Judge James E. Boasberg, who rebuked the U.S. Attorney’s office in D.C., led by former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, in its investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Renato and Asha examine how Pirro failed to meet the super low threshold of obtaining a subpoena and why the judge found the probe improperly motivated. They discuss how Boasberg’s and Powell’s pushback in the Trump era shows the legal system is still at work. Listen up! Memorandum and Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedyhttps://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70722326/291/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/· Memorandum Opinion – Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. United States of America…

People in this episode

Hosts: Renato Mariotti, Asha Rangappa

Topics covered

• legal procedures
• vaccine schedule
• CDC advisory committee
• Trump era
• investigation
• subpoena
• judicial rulings

Keywords

• vaccine
• legal system
• investigation
• Trump
• CDC
• subpoena
• court ruling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CDC

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