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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Justin Baragona

Trump administration backs down in legal fight to shutter Radio Free Europe

Trump senior adviser Kari Lake withdrew the grant termination for Radio Free Europe this week, seeking to end a lawsuit by the nonprofit broadcaster. - (AFP via Getty Images)

A day after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to cut off all federal funds to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the president’s senior adviser at the agency that oversees the broadcaster withdrew the cancellation of the network’s grants.

In a letter to RFE/RL chief executive Steve Capus, Kari Lake wrote that the U.S. Agency for Global Media had “rescinded” the previous letter “terminating your grant agreement” and that Radio Free Europe would continue to receive federal funds for the time being.

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