Ousted BARDA chief Rick Bright blasts HHS official for a long record of improper interference that preceded the pandemic
Rick Bright says he was fired from his top post at BARDA because of his opposition to using unproven and dangerous drugs to fight the pandemic. But his whistleblower complaint on file made it clear that he had been skirmishing with Trump administration officials and a particular industry consultant for a variety of biotech companies — including one with alleged connections to Jared Kushner — long before the outbreak occurred.
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