
Three officials have been terminated from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that oversees the funding for public television and radio, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Trump administration.
Three members of the group's Board of Directors, Tom Rothman, Diane Kaplan and Laura Ross, said in a court filing that President Trump doesn't have the authority to fire them.
"Indeed, under the Act, Congress made it clear that it the CPB is a private corporation, over whom the President has no authority save the ability to...
Continue reading...Three members of the group's Board of Directors, Tom Rothman, Diane Kaplan and Laura Ross, said in a court filing that President Trump doesn't have the authority to fire them.
"Indeed, under the Act, Congress made it clear that it the CPB is a private corporation, over whom the President has no authority save the ability to...