Whistleblower doctor accuses DOJ of defying Trump with 'corrupt and insane' prosecution

A Texas doctor, who could face up to 10 years in prison for revealing that Texas Children's Hospital was allegedly conducting transgender procedures on minors in secret, has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of defying President Donald Trump's executive order by continuing his prosecution.
Dr. Eithan Haim, 34, issued a lengthy, defiant statement Wednesday on X, explaining he could "no longer afford to stay silent." His post received 1 million views as of Thursday afternoon.
"I am scheduled to go to trial in a few weeks in a place which has up until this point been nothing less than a kangaroo court. All of the most basic rules have been violated in favor of a corrupted DOJ and all of it has come at the cost of my constitutional rights," Haim wrote.
I can no longer to afford to stay silent.
— Eithan Haim MD (@EithanHaim) January 22, 2025
I am scheduled to go to trial in a few weeks in a place which has up until this point been nothing less than a kangaroo court. All of the most basic rules have been violated in favor of a corrupted DOJ and all of it has come at the cost… https://t.co/mVPux73aNl
Haim dismissed the charges against him as "utter fabrications" and "crimes which they have not defined, which they have shown us no evidence of, which no one knows the basis for, and are completely unprecedented in American history."
Last June, the DOJ slapped Haim with four felony counts, alleging he "obtained personal information including patient names, treatment codes and the attending physician from Texas Children's Hospital's electronic system without authorization," according to a DOJ press release.
Haim, who is now a general surgeon in the Dallas area, went public after leaking documents to journalist Christopher Rufo from the Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital, where he completed his surgical residency.
The documents, which redacted patient's identifiable information, reportedly showed the largest pediatric hospital in the U.S. was continuing to conduct so-called "gender-affirming services" on minors despite telling the public it had paused such procedures after Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott labeled them as child abuse.
Haim has maintained that he is being targeted for exposing and opposing what he has repeatedly described as "an evil ideology."
In his post on Wednesday, Haim cited Trump's recent executive order titled "Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government," which advises the attorney general to investigate and correct "politically motivated" activity against Americans by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.
Haim suggested his ongoing prosecution is evidence that Trump's order is not being obeyed.
"The Trump administration took office a few days ago and issued an Executive Order to end the weaponization of the DOJ against its own citizens. But I can assure you that today that weaponization is just as alive as it was January 19th, 2025," Haim said.
"Because the acting US Attorney is running cover while this weaponized prosecution is being accelerated behind closed doors in direct violation of the President's Executive Order."
Haim went on to assert that he was not backing down and would not "bend the knee to their corruption."
Haim's statement on X was in response to a previous one posted by his wife, Andrea Haim, who serves as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas. She specifically called out Jennifer Lowery, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, for defying Trump's executive order by continuing to prosecute her husband.
Lowery took over for Alamdar Hamdani, who signed the indictment against Haim but resigned Jan. 9 in anticipation of a resignation request from the Trump administration, according to Houston Landing.
Andrea Haim characterized the prosecution of her husband as "corrupt and insane."
"Not only have they refused to drop the case, in the last few days, they have ACCELERATED their prosecution ahead of trial on Feb 10. They are attempting to bleed us dry, and make no mistake, they will try to take him to trial and put him in prison for 10 years if they aren't stopped," Andrea Haim wrote.
????This is the new acting US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Jennifer Lowery. She and her district are still weaponizing the DOJ in contravention of President Trump's Day 1 executive order. They are continuing the corrupt and insane prosecution of my husband… pic.twitter.com/zV0DSjbGW7
— Andrea Haim (@AndreaCohenHaim) January 22, 2025
"The President's order specifically calls out the Biden DOJ's weaponized persecution of those who criticized their policies (which included their unwavering support for transgender procedures on children)," Haim continued, noting that her husband's situation has already drawn the support of Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., as well as some members of Congress.
"Eithan will risk federal prison for 10 years, losing years of his life with his new daughter, and having his medical license taken away. Every day this prosecution continues drives us even deeper into bankruptcy. President Trump may be in office, but for now, the weaponization of the federal government is still very much alive," Andrea Haim added.
The Christian Post has reached out to the U.S. Attorney's office in the Southern District of Texas for comment.
Haim's legal defense fund, which originally had a goal of $1 million, has raised more than $1.2 million. He faces a trial date of Feb. 10, and, if convicted, could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com