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FEMA Staff Face Retaliation for Trump Criticism
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff who criticized President Trump face investigations and termination threats for not naming colleagues.
- About 200 employees signed August dissent letter opposing funding cuts, warning disaster response could suffer.
- Over a dozen signatories were placed on leave; others face pressure to disclose names.
- Interviews instruct staff not to seek legal counsel, raising rights concerns.
