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America’s Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Don Jr.’s Hunting Buddy
Late last week, amid mass purges of key personnel at the nation’s health agencies, a Florida attorney with a surprisingly slim résumé was named acting deputy commissioner for human foods at the Food and Drug Administration.The role, which is not subject to Senate approval, is an important one. In it, Kyle Diamantas, 37, will be responsible for ensuring the safety of roughly 80% of the nation’s food supply. The already-overtaxed division is vital to public health, responsible for everything from overseeing the complex manufacturing of infant formula to responding to deadly bacterial contamination and managing food supplies in the wake of hurricanes and floods.

America’s Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Don Jr.’s Hunting Buddy
As federal health agencies are gutted with abandon, a Florida attorney with a history of hunting with the president’s son has been put in charge of food safety at the FDA, overseeing the nation’s food supply, infant formula, and more.
Jones Day, where Diamantas worked, is almost as much of a pipeline as Faux News. trump's former counsel Don McGahn works there.
Feb 21 (Reuters) - A longtime attorney at Washington law firm Jones Day is taking a top role in the U.S. Justice Department’s civil division, where he will be part of a core group defending Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda.
The lawyer, Yaakov Roth, will serve as principal deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJ's civil division, a person familiar with the move said.
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Ah, to be a white male in America. That and being a friend of Donnie J's, a willingness to work for a criminal, and accepting a position you aren't qualified for will get you far these days.