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Did Kari Lake Break the Law by Praising Trump on VOA?

Kari Lake’s appearance praising President Trump on Voice of America’s Persian‑language service has raised red flags among legal and journalistic watchdogs over violations of the firewall meant to protect VOA’s editorial independence, though no criminal law appears to have been broken.

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