{"id":16343,"date":"2025-04-23T09:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16343"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:48:07","slug":"u-s-federal-judge-blocks-trump-administrations-attempt-to-shut-down-voice-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/23\/u-s-federal-judge-blocks-trump-administrations-attempt-to-shut-down-voice-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration\u2019s Attempt to Shut Down Voice of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday ordered former President Donald Trump\u2019s administration to reverse its attempt to shut down government-run media targeting international audiences, most notably Voice of America (VOA) \u2014 marking the second judicial setback for the Republican president in this case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1181\">The first setback came in late March when another federal judge, Paul Oetken in New York, suspended the administration\u2019s decision to halt the activities of these public media institutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1349\">On Tuesday, Judge Royce Lamberth in the nation\u2019s capital issued an emergency ruling requiring the U.S. government to withdraw its efforts to close these institutions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11569\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-2.jpg\" alt=\"Judge Orders Reinstatement of Voice of America and Media Staff After Trump-Era Cuts\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-2.jpg 1000w, 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class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9ab8a238-59e1-4b21-be08-8f3e8ae244ae\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"104\">Judge Orders Reinstatement of Voice of America and Media Staff After Trump-Era Cuts<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In his decision, Judge Lamberth ordered the government to reinstate employees of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) \u2014 the body overseeing these media outlets \u2014 and to resume the congressional funding that had been suspended since March.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">The judge also ordered the resumption of programming at Voice of America, a public media institution that produces television, radio, and written content aimed at non-American audiences.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Voice of America was founded in 1942 as a tool for counter-propaganda, specifically targeting populations living under authoritarian regimes, particularly in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In his ruling, Judge Lamberth found that the government had not provided evidence that these media outlets were failing to fulfill the congressional mandate.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">He also stated that the Trump administration had no authority over federal funds allocated by Congress, and that the U.S. Agency for Global Media merely serves as a channel to distribute those funds to the relevant media organizations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">The USAGM, which Trump placed under the control of hard-right figure Kari Lake, announced in March that the agency had been dismantled, calling it a \u201ccorrupt giant and a burden on American taxpayers.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16344\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/starees555.jpg\" alt=\"Voice of America shutdown\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/starees555.jpg 1000w, 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class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">According to Trump\u2019s administration, the agency was accused of \u201cwaste, fraud, and gross mismanagement,\u201d and was also labeled a \u201cnational security risk.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">However, Judge Lamberth concluded in his decision that, in the absence of any evidence supporting those claims, \u201cit is difficult to imagine a clearer example of an arbitrary and capricious decision\u201d than the Trump administration\u2019s move.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">The institutions affected by the ruling include<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/17\/trump-shuts-down-voice-of-america-citing-bias-and-national-security-concerns\/\"> Voice of America<\/a>, Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) \u2014 a news platform focused on the Middle East.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Judge Lamberth\u2019s decision did not cover Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty, as a separate ruling in March had already frozen the Trump administration\u2019s decision to shut them down.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Commenting on the Washington judge\u2019s decision, Clayton Weimers, director of the U.S. branch of Reporters Without Borders, said:\u201cThe U.S. Agency for Global Media must implement this decision immediately.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">He added in a statement:\u201cWe know this fight is not over yet.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday ordered former President Donald Trump\u2019s administration to reverse its attempt to shut down government-run media targeting international audiences, most notably Voice of America (VOA) 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