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FEMA employee on leave describes 'culture of fear' among agency employees

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"One thing that is underreported is just the day-to-day agony and humiliation that we've been suffering this whole time."

Statistician James Stroud, who is one of at least 21 FEMA employees put on leave after signing a letter to Congress criticizing the Trump administration's disaster preparedness, discusses the "culture of fear" within the agency.

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