JUST IN: Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump Move to Cut NIH Funding

A federal judge blocked the Trump Admin’s move to cut billions in funding to the National Institute of Health (NIH).

US District Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee, issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump from slashing funding for universities and other research centers.

Last week, the NIH said it would cut wasteful spending on administrative overhead.

“The United States should have the best medical research in the world,” NIH said in a statement last week. “It is accordingly vital to ensure that as many funds as possible go towards direct scientific research costs rather than administrative overhead.”

ABC News reported:

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to drastically lower some of the funding that universities and research institutions receive from medical and scientific grants.

U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley — nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden — issued a temporary restraining order that blocks the National Institute of Health from taking any steps to implement or enforce their rate change notice.

Judge Kelley ordered the NIH to issue a status report within 24 hours – then at bi-weekly intervals – to confirm “the regular disbursement and obligation of federal financial assistance funds.”

A hearing to evaluate next steps has been set for Feb. 21.

Last year the National Institutes of Health finally admitted to funding gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the ground zero for the COVID-19 pandemic.

This admission directly contradicts previous statements made under oath by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

This confession comes after years of denials from senior health officials, including Tabak and Fauci himself, about their involvement in such controversial experiments.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical advisor to the president, has consistently denied these allegations under oath.

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