A federal judge just greenlit the CIA’s move to sack Dr. Terry Adirim, a health official tangled in the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate mess. Her lawsuit, claiming the agency played dirty, got a swift reality check. Actions, it seems, have consequences.
The Daily Caller reported that Judge Michael Nachmanoff ruled the CIA could fire Adirim, director of its Center for Global Health Services, after she cried foul over her dismissal. The court found her case thinner than a woke narrative on X.
In 2021, Adirim was a key player in the Pentagon’s push to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for service members.
Her role as acting assistant secretary of health affairs put her in the crosshairs of critics. The mandate sparked fury among those valuing personal choice over bureaucratic edicts.
Fast forward to December 2024, Adirim signed a five-year CIA contract with a pesky clause: termination with 30 days’ notice, no questions asked. By April 4, 2025, she was out the door. The ink on her deal barely dried before the agency pulled the plug.
Reports of her firing hit the web on April 8, 2025, amplified by Ivan Raiklin, a former Defense Intelligence Agency employee.
Raiklin didn’t mince words, branding Adirim the “architect” of the Pentagon’s “Jab Genocide” on social media. His posts fueled the fire, but he denied any direct role in her ousting.
Adirim’s lawsuit, filed on May 2, 2025, targeted the CIA, Director John Ratcliffe, Raiklin, and America’s Future Inc. She claimed her firing was a knee-jerk reaction to activist pressure, not a fair process. The suit screamed injustice but landed with a thud.
Adirim pointed fingers at activist Laura Loomer, alleging she lobbied President Donald Trump with a hit list of officials, including Adirim, just two days before the firing.
Raiklin, however, swore he hadn’t spoken to Loomer in months. Sounds like someone’s weaving a conspiracy tighter than a tinfoil hat.
Kevin Carroll, Adirim’s attorney, tried to spin a post on X by Donald Trump Jr. as proof that the CIA smeared her. He argued it implied she acted illegally or unethically. Judge Nachmanoff wasn’t buying it, ruling the claim lacked evidence sturdier than a house of cards.
In court, Adirim’s team leaned on her 2021 press conference quote: “We’re honest and up-front in acknowledging the department is confronting many of the same challenges that the rest of America is in maximizing vaccine acceptance.” Honest? More like dodging accountability for a mandate that strong-armed soldiers.
Adirim’s suit insisted the CIA caved to external noise, including Raiklin’s social media crusade. Nachmanoff, unmoved, said her evidence was flimsier than a politician’s promise. The judge lifted a temporary stay on her firing, letting the CIA’s decision stand.
The contract Adirim signed was her trapdoor. That 30-day notice clause gave the CIA a free pass to cut ties. Moral of the story: read the fine print before you champion divisive policies.
Adirim’s role in the vaccine mandate made her a lightning rod for critics like Raiklin, who saw her as public enemy number one. His “Jab Genocide” label was harsh, but it resonated with those fed up with overreach. The court, though, didn’t care about the optics.
Nachmanoff’s ruling was a gut punch to Adirim’s hopes of reinstatement. Her lawsuit, heavy on accusations, was light on proof. The judge saw through the smoke and mirrors, siding with the CIA’s right to clean house.