A former federal official says his life was left “shattered” after becoming a target of the now-disbanded Department of Government Efficiency and the conservative media outlets that amplified its mission.
Travis Adkins, the former president and CEO of the United States African Development Foundation, is suing conservative influencer Ben Shapiro’s media outlet, The Daily Wire, and its “government efficiency” reporter Luke Rosiak for defamation, according to a lawsuit obtained by the Daily Beast. The suit accuses the outlet of orchestrating a campaign against the former Biden administration official to further Elon Musk’s DOGE mission.
“I’m fighting back to set the record straight not only for myself and my family, but also for all the other public servants who have been targeted without the means to defend themselves,” said Adkins, who was ousted from the agency in February.
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