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Federal Scientist Says He Was Removed For Resisting Unproven Coronavirus Treatments

By Benjamin Swasey
Published April 22, 2020 at 3:49 PM MDT
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Richard Bright says he was removed from his post because of his "insistence" that the government spend funds on "safe and scientifically vetted solutions" to address the coronavirus.

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Benjamin Swasey
Ben Swasey is a deputy editor on the Washington Desk, covering politics and voting.
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