Good news!
It appears, the 46th President was abusing the HIPAA act to go after this whistleblower.
"... The Trump administration moved to dismiss charges against a doctor whistleblower who exposed transgender surgeries being performed in secret at a Texas children's hospital.
Texas surgeon Dr. Eithan Haim obtained documents proving that Texas Children’s Hospital was providing gender transition services in secret and passed them on to conservative journalist Christopher Rufo in order to stop the illegal procedures. ...
The [46th President] administration responded by filing charges against Haim for violating HIPAA privacy statutes.
The [46th President] administration responded by filing charges against Haim for violating HIPAA privacy statutes.
The surgeon had faced 10 years in prison if he had been convicted and fines of up to $250,000. ...
Critics noted that Haim was charged with illegally obtaining sensitive health information but not with actually disclosing that information. Both Haim and Rufo were careful to redact identifying information in order to protect patient privacy while exposing the illegal practices at the hospital. ..."
A hero
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