He Leaked a Photo of Rick Perry Hugging a Coal Executive. Then He Lost His Job. – The New York Times

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He Leaked a Photo of Rick Perry Hugging a Coal Executive. Then He Lost His Job.

An Energy Department photographer says he was fired for exposing the coal industry’s influence with the Energy secretary.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/business/rick-perry-energy-photographer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

As a photographer for the Department of Energy, Simon Edelman regularly attended meetings with Secretary Rick Perry and snapped pictures for official purposes.

Now he is out of a job and seeking whistle-blower protections after leaking photographs of Mr. Perry meeting with a major energy industry donor to President Trump.

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