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Federal whistleblowers illegally fired after exposing ‘chaos’ at Trump’s HUD
by Maximillian Alvarez: The Real News Network
Last week, The Real News Network published a bombshell interview with two federal whistleblowers working in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez spoke with Paul Osadebe and Palmer Heenan, two attorneys in HUD’s Office of Fair Housing, about the “chaos” that has upended HUD under the new Trump administration, and the vulnerable Americans who are being systematically abandoned as a result. Then, on Monday, Sept. 29, exactly one week after going public, Osadebe and Heenan were fired in what the Federal Unionist Network describes as “a stunning act of illegal retaliation.” In this urgent followup interview, we speak once again with Osadebe and Heenan about the conditions of their firing, and what this attack on whistleblowers means for the future of government transparency and the future of HUD itself.
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https://therealnews.com/federal-whistleblowers-illegally-fired-after-exposing-chaos-at-trumps-hud
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* Two federal whistleblowers were involved in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
* The whistleblowers were attorneys working in HUD’s Office of Fair Housing, named Paul Osadebe and Palmer Heenan.
* An interview was published involving Osadebe and Heenan concerning "chaos" at HUD under the Trump administration.
* Osadebe and Heenan were fired one week after the information went public on Monday, September 29th.
* The firing was described by the Federal Unionist Network as an act of illegal retaliation.