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Trump judge shuts down admin's effort to stave off retribution lawsuit
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to mark his 100th day in office, at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, U.S., April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
The Government Outsourced Its Retaliation
A Firing With a Chain of Command
Peter Souders, an engineer working at Coast Guard headquarters through contractor ACES, posted inflammatory comments about Charlie Kirk on his private Facebook account. After those comments were circulated on X by a campaign targeting Kirk’s critics, ACES allegedly received a federal directive to remove Souders from Coast Guard work—and fired…
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