That would be Kennedy and his minions. Tidmarsh was added this Summer, by a Kennedy minion. So almost nothing. . . of a questionable nature might be off the table here. Do read STAT, and then this -- from the NYT:
. . .Dr. George Tidmarsh, the head of the Food and Drug Administration's drug division, resigned on Sunday amid an investigation into criticism he aired publicly about a drug tied to a former business associate.
Dr. Tidmarsh said he believed the review was opened in retaliation to concerns he raised last week about the legal basis of a new program for the rapid approval of some new drugs. [Ed. note: to be fair, two weeks ago, we asked these same questions (see lower left image) -- re German Merck's IVF drug candidates. But we do not lead CDER, and have never worked at FDA.]
Dr. Tidmarsh, a drug industry veteran who joined the agency in July, said in an interview Sunday that he believed the new program injected politics into the drug review program, superseding decisions based on science.
Late on Sunday, a pharmaceutical company lodged explosive claims against Dr. Tidmarsh in a lawsuit claiming that the regulator had acted vengefully against its board chairman and investor, Kevin C. Tang, who had previously asked Dr. Tidmarsh to leave several companies.
The lawsuit claimed that Dr. Tidmarsh attempted to extort him. Dr. Tidmarsh denied the allegations, saying he had no interest in revenge against Mr. Tang, a San Diego investor. . . .
Wow. If the allegations in this federal lawsuit turn out to be supported by pretty credible evidence, this will be "Exhibit A" for why billionaire business people should not be given the ability to capture a federal regulatory agency (i.e., FDA) charged with public safety. Onward -- just the same.
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