司法部长托德·布兰奇周日驳回了前特朗普健康顾问卡利·米恩斯针对白宫高级官员提出的腐败指控，尽管前FDA局长描述了来自烟草游说团体的压力，一名共和党众议员呼吁进行审查。
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday dismissed former Trump health adviser Calley Means' corruption allegations against senior White House officials, even as a former FDA commissioner described pressure from tobacco lobbyists and a Republican congressman called for scrutiny. Why it matters:
为何重要：特朗普阵营内部的争斗引出了一个关于特朗普健康议程的核心问题：正如米恩斯所指控的，他的顾问们是在破坏该议程，还是在执行总统的意愿？
The feud inside President Trump's coalition raises a central question about Trump's health agenda: Were his advisers undermining it, as Means alleges, or were they carrying out the president's wishes? The latest:
最新进展：在CNN节目《国情咨文》上被问及司法部是否会调查米恩斯的指控时，布兰奇回应道：“某人在播客上说的话？不，我不听那个。绝对不。”• 布兰奇称米恩斯为“心怀不满的前政府官员”，并赞扬了前白宫幕僚长苏西·怀尔斯，特朗普周五宣布将由斯蒂芬·米勒接替她。
Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" whether the DOJ would investigate Means' allegations, Blanche responded: "Something that someone says on a podcast? No, I do not listen to that. Absolutely not." • Blanche called Means a "disgruntled former administration official" and praised former White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who Trump announced Friday would be replaced by Stephen Miller.
- 在《福克斯新闻周日》节目上，布兰奇表示，关于怀尔斯财务往来的指控并不让他担忧。
• On "Fox News Sunday," Blanche said allegations about Wiles' financial dealings did not concern him.
- 但共和党众议员马林·斯塔茨曼（印第安纳州）告诉CNN，“任何此类不当行为的指控都应该被审视。”
• But Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) told CNN that "any allegation of any impropriety like this should be looked at." Driving the news:
新闻背景：米恩斯在周五接受乔·罗根采访时指控存在广泛腐败，周日在CBS节目《面对国家》上表示，他曾希望怀尔斯被免职。
Means, who alleged widespread corruption in a Friday interview with Joe Rogan, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that he had wanted Wiles removed.
- 米恩斯指控怀尔斯阻挠了一项审查儿童糖摄入量的倡议，因为她想为中期选争取糖业捐款。
• Means accused Wiles of blocking an initiative to examine children's sugar consumption because she wanted sugar-industry donations for the midterms.
- 他还指控怀尔斯的副手们在“让美国再次健康”议程工作人员的反对下，推行有利于调味电子烟和帽柳木行业的政策。
• He also alleged that Wiles' deputies pushed policies favorable to the flavored-vaping and kratom industries over the objections of officials working on the Make America Healthy Again agenda.
- 米恩斯指控特朗普民调专家托尼·法布里齐奥在收取百事公司资金的同时，建议不要给超加工食品下定义。他还批评法布里齐奥的公司曾为辉瑞做民调，而法布里齐奥同时也就MAHA政策向白宫提供建议。
• Means accused Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio of advising against defining ultra-processed foods while receiving money from PepsiCo. And he criticized Fabrizio's firm for having polled for Pfizer while Fabrizio also advised the White House on MAHA policy.
法布里齐奥告诉Axios，他多年前曾为那些公司做过民调，不存在利益冲突。白宫和司法部未回应Axios的置评请求。
• Fabrizio told Axios he polled for those companies years ago and has no conflicts of interest. The White House and the Justice Department did not respond to Axios' request for comment.
他们怎么说：前FDA专员马蒂·马卡里在给CBS的声明中证实了米恩斯部分说法。
What they're saying: Former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary backed up part of Means' account in a statement to CBS.
- “大烟草利用他们与政府和卫生与公众服务部官员的关系，”马卡里说，指控称曾反复施压要求批准水果味电子烟。
• "Big tobacco exploited their connections to administration and HHS officials," Makary said, alleging repeated pressure to approve fruit-flavored vapes.
- 马卡里说， kratom（注：原文为kratom，一种植物制品）游说者同样试图破坏他限制该物质的努力。
• Makary said kratom lobbyists similarly tried to undermine his attempts to restrict the substances.
- 他未点名是哪些官员向他施压。
• He did not identify which officials pressured him.
另一方说法：前白宫顾问詹姆斯·布莱尔，作为怀尔斯的盟友之一，被米恩斯指控有不当行为，他在给Axios的信息中反驳了米恩斯的指控。
The other side: Former White House adviser James Blair, one of Wiles' allies that Means has accused of wrongdoing, disputed Means' allegations in messages to Axios.
- “我完全没有专门推广过水果味电子烟，”布莱尔说，并补充称他从未就个别申请或应批准哪些口味发表过意见。
• "I didn't promote flavored vaping specifically at all," Blair said, adding that he never weighed in on individual applications or which flavors should be approved.
- 布莱尔说，他是在遵循特朗普的指示，确保FDA及时对申请做出决定，无论是批准还是拒绝。
• Blair said he was following Trump's instructions to ensure the FDA made timely decisions on applications, whether approving or denying them.
- “选民选的是特朗普总统，不是我，也不是卡利·米恩斯，”布莱尔告诉Axios。他说他从未处理过kratom政策，正在研究他的法律选择。
• "The voters elected President Trump. Not me, and not Calley Means," Blair told Axios. He said he never dealt with kratom policy and is reviewing his legal options. A spokesperson
一名发言人代表怀尔斯告诉Axios：“卡利·米恩斯的指控离谱、诽谤，且经得起证伪。苏西将职业生涯奉献给为特朗普总统和美国人民而战，不会任由这些谎言不予回应。”
for Wiles told Axios, "Calley Means' accusations are outrageous, defamatory, and provably false. Susie has dedicated her career to fighting for President Trump and the American people, and will not allow these lies to go unanswered."
在接受Axios采访时，法布里齐奥称米恩斯指控他“被大制药控制”属于“荒谬”且“显而易见的虚假”，并引用其公司的民调显示，支持降低处方药价格、并将损害制药利润的政策。
When speaking to Axios, Fabrizio called Means' allegation that he was "in the pocket of Big Pharma" "ridiculous" and "demonstrably false," citing his firm's polling showing support for lower prescription drug prices and policies that would cut into pharmaceutical profits.
- 法布里齐奥还说，他曾鼓励共和党议员以特朗普的“最惠国”药价提案作为竞选议题。
• Fabrizio also said he encouraged Republican lawmakers to campaign on Trump's "most favored nation" drug-pricing proposal.
- 游说公司Ballard Partners在X平台发布声明，对Means关于其与Wiles互动的“虚假”指控表示异议。Wiles七年前曾在该公司任职。
• In a statement on X, the lobbying firm Ballard Partners took exception to Means' "false" accusations about its interactions with Wiles, who had worked at the company seven years ago.
- Ballard Partners表示，该公司没有就水果味电子烟或Means提到的另一个问题——草甘膦（除草剂“农达”的有效成分，由拜耳公司拥有）——游说Wiles或白宫任何人员。
• Ballard Partners said it did not lobby Wiles or anyone in the White House on fruit-flavored vapes or another issue Means mentioned, glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, owned by Bayer.
Means在X平台回怼称：“Ballard在纠正我没说过的话，并试图辩称他们没有颠覆白宫决策流程，而该流程现在正在被修复。”
Means clapped back on X, writing "Ballard correcting things I didn't say and actually trying to argue they haven't subverted the White House policy process, which is now being fixed."
2月，特朗普签署行政令，在拜耳因“农达”诉讼压力巨大之际，授予草甘膦生产商“豁免权”，激怒了MAHA活动人士。
In February, Trump outraged MAHA activists byg an executive order to grant "immunity" to glyphosate producers as Bayer struggled under the weight of lawsuits over roundup.
- 6月，最高法院以7比2裁定，联邦法律优先于针对农药销售的州级诉讼，从而使人们因使用“农达”致癌提起诉讼变得更加困难。
• In June, the Supreme Court ruled 7–2 that federal law preempts state lawsuits concerning pesticide sales, thereby making it tougher for people to sue for cancer claims regarding Roundup use.
深度解读： Means将特朗普描绘为不知情其顾问所作决定。但《华尔街日报》5月报道称，特朗普曾亲自施压Makary批准调味电子烟产品。
Between the lines: Means has portrayed Trump as unaware of decisions his advisers made. But the Wall Street Journal reported in May that Trump personally pressured Makary to approve flavored vaping products.
- 在CBS记者Margaret Brennan的追问下，Means表示，他不知道特朗普在会见烟草业代表后是否曾致电卫生部长Robert F. Kennedy Jr.。
• Pressed by CBS' Margaret Brennan, Means said he did not know whether Trump had called Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after meeting with tobacco-industry representatives.
- Means辩称，顾问们操控了呈送总统的信息，并援引特朗普的权力推进自己的议程。
• Means argued advisers manipulated what reached the president and invoked Trump's authority to advance their own priorities.
- Blair驳斥了这种描述，告诉Axios：“在白宫，我始终贯彻总统的议程。”
• Blair rejected that characterization, telling Axios: "In the White House, I implemented the President's agenda always."