The FDA commissioner resigns in protest. He said in good conscience he couldn't do this. He couldn't be part of this kind of corruption. But On Friday, the FDA announced that it was bypassing all traditional rulemaking to adopt the exact policy that the tobacco executives asked for the weekend before. Less than a week. Less than a week. No rulemaking. FDA commissioner resigns. We're now on to May. Not all the stories of the corruption in this White House require deep journalistic dives into obscure public records. (27:31–27:43)
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Asserts that the FDA bypassed traditional rulemaking to adopt a policy requested by tobacco executives.
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