A Law Firm Aimed To Turn VOA Into A Trump Propaganda Machine. Now It Faces Ethics Questions.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former federal ethics officials are calling for an investigation of a powerhouse law firm that helped former Voice of America overseer and Steve Bannon crony Michael Pack identify and purge journalists who didn’t sing Donald Trump’s praises.

The firm, McGuireWoods, was paid as much as $3 million as part of a confidential no-bid federal contract to pore over employees’ records and social media communications. McGuireWoods compiled dossiers and created cases of alleged “misconduct” to justify Pack’s purge, according to a whistleblower complaint.

The aim of Pack’s efforts was to turn VOA into a propaganda machine to continually bolster Trump’s image ahead of the presidential election, according to the complaint, which was revealed early this year.

McGuireWoods also investigated at least one organization, which was also a former client of the firm, National Public Radio reported. That’s an apparent breach of conflict of interest rules for any lawyer and law firm, several attorneys told NPR.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/mcquirewoods-ethics-investigation-voa-employee-purge-045848545.html

[dutch777]

1. I hope Congress has the time to pass legislation to give teeth to ethics laws such as the Hatch Act

Too many end runs and just plain ignoring the rules. And the fact that law firms are aiding and abetting is something the various state Bars need to be looking at. Shameful on so many fronts.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. +1 nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. This firm crossed some serious lines

[malaise]

4. Get thee to the greatest page

RFN!

[2naSalit]

5. Glad that's being exposed.

I hope all the culprits are dealt with appropriately.