Ousted vaccine expert hires anti-Kavanaugh lawyers in battle with White House

nypost ^ | 4/23/2020 | emily jacobs

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Dr. Rick Bright, who led the agency tasked with creating a coronavirus vaccine, is alleging that he was demoted for not bowing to pressure to direct money toward hydroxychloroquine, and has hired Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, who became known for representing Christine Blasey Ford, to make his case.

Bright, the now-former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), said in a statement Wednesday that he was also removed as deputy assistant secretary for preparedness and response and instead given a smaller position at the National Institutes of Health.

Bright told the New York Times that he believed his removal was due to his internal opposition to expanding access to and investing in the malaria treatment, which had been touted by President Trump. Sources close to Health and Human Services officials, however, told Politico that the newly dismissed doctor supported acquiring tens of millions of doses of those drugs in internal communications.

One official told the outlet that Bright praised the acquisition of those drugs as a win for the health department in an email exchange, causing confusion about his stance on the drug that he says caused his ouster.

“If Bright opposed hydroxychloroquine, he certainly didn’t make that clear from his email — quite the opposite,” the official said.

But Bright, according to the Times, claims he was pressured to rush access to the drug after Trump and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison had a conversation about chloroquines.

After that conversation, he alleges, he was directed to put a nationwide expanded access program in place to make the drugs available without specific controls in place.

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boo-hoo Bright ping

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

His retaining those very lawyers shows his intent to smear.

[1Old Pro]

His motivation = Left wing political activist

[norwaypinesavage]

This alone is proof that he needed to be fired.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“deputy assistant secretary”

Sounds like a non-essential position to me.

Probably was promoted into that position from “deputy assistant advisor to the chief clerk and bottle washer.”

[A_Former_Democrat]

More proof of “shining the light” on Dr “Bright” as a Deep Stater

[gibsonguy]

Dr. Rick Bright is Dr Fauci.

[Vendome]

Oh what a pussy.

Move on...

[Psalm 73]

Dr. Rick Bright - a sissy-Mary who got demoted because he was merely borderline competent.
Waaahhh….

[TheConservativeTejano]

His motivation = Left wing political activist

Partner, u got that right.

Partner, this guy Fauci makes $540,000 a year in salary and Fauci said he wants to wait and see if the doctors can find a vaccine for this virus.

First of all, we will have to wait till hell freezes over if they can find a vaccine for this so called Bud Lite virus.

Birx ain't much better but both of these idiots make around $1 million a year on salaries.

People ran over me and said they were applying for their jobs.

We find out that there are more than 8,000 Gov'mint employees making this much or above this amount.

This amounts to gravy train by the Gov'mint.

We do not even get to review their gigantic salaries.

The Insane MSM will never say a word about this hyrocrisy.

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calling Dr. Vindman, calling Dr. Vindman...

let’s see what THIS IG has to say....

[gathersnomoss]

All Politics 24x7x365.
This is one of the upcoming episodes of..
Trump, Doctor Evil Returns...

[bitt]

goog dr. rick bright - the MSM loves this story.

[Sasparilla]

If he didn’t have an iron clad employment contract, he could be fired any reason, or no reason at all.
Even if he had one, it’s still uphill for him.

[a fool in paradise]

Oh but this isn’t partisan?

[a fool in paradise]

Are lawyers a good prescription for butthurt?

[a fool in paradise]

Deputy assistant of Mayberry?

[a fool in paradise]

Tell him to get in the back of the unemployment line

[max americana]

YUp. Trump doesnt just fire anyone at the right time until he is a true danger to his vision. He must have really been an uncooperative ahole to warrant a firing.

Look at Fauci and Birx. They’re both deep state Hitlery-lovers but they tow the line not to F with Orange Man.