A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America
- A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and seeks federal court restoration of the outlet that has provided news internationally for decades.
- The lawsuit states that in many parts of the world, important sources of objective news have disappeared, leaving only censored state-sponsored news media.
- It claims that the Trump administration has unlawfully shut down the Voice of America in the past week, describing the actions as a 'chainsaw' approach to shutter the entity completely.
- A participant characterized the Voice of America as 'like having a rotten fish and trying to find a portion that you can eat.
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A Federal Lawsuit Says the Trump Administration Has Unlawfully Shuttered the Voice of America
A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and asks a federal court to restore the outlet that for decades has supplied news about the United States to nations around the world — including many that lack a free press of their own.

A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America
A lawsuit filed by Voice of America reporters, some unions and a press freedom group charged the Trump administration with unlawfully shutting down the news outlet.
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