California on Monday agreed to finally end the prosecution of Center for Medical Progress journalists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, who released videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted baby parts and organs, which is illegal The controversial prosecution of Daleiden and Merritt was sparked by then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who was accused of weaponizing her office to bolster a "mega-sponsor" in Planned Parenthood. The journalists were formally charged under Harris' successor with 15 felony counts for videotaping "confidential" communications."The agreement—a negotiated settlement with zero punishment—is in exchange for a new 'no contest' plea by Daleiden and Merritt on a single video recording charge. It involves no jail time, no fines, no admission of wrongdoing, and no probation," a press release from CMP says. "The new 'no contest' plea—which cannot be used adversely—will be entered into judgment as a misdemeanor in 6 to 12 months, and then converted to a 'not guilty' plea, dismissed, and expunged."A press release from California Attorney General Rob Bonta seemed to celebrate the plea deal. The AG's office said that Daleiden and Merritt were convicted "for criminally recording confidential communications with women's healthcare providers.""Previously, in 2017, the California Department of Justice announced the filing of an arrest warrant against Daleiden and Merritt," the press release said. " T hey each pleaded no contest to, and were found guilty of, one felony count of California Penal Code Section 632(a) (unlawful recording of confidential communication).""While the Trump Administration is issuing pardons to individuals convicted of harming reproductive health clinics and providers, my office is securing criminal convictions to ensure that Californians can exercise their constitutional rights to reproductive healthcare," Bonta said. "We will not hesitate to continue taking action against those who threaten access to abortion care — whether by recording confidential conversations or other means."Daleiden, who's the president of CMP, called the end of the prosecution a "huge victory.""After enduring nine years of weaponized political prosecution, putting an end to the lawfare launched by Kamala Harris is a huge victory for my investigative reporting and for the public's right to know the truth about Planned Parenthood's sale of aborted baby body parts," Daleiden said."Now we all must get to work to protect families and infants from the criminal abortion-industrial complex," he added. "Taking the San Francisco case off the board allows me to focus fully on CMP's mission to report on the injustices of taxpayer-funded experiments on aborted babies and continue to expand our groundbreaking investigative reporting."CMP noted that the undercover videos involved in the case sparked a massive 7.8 million settlement from two bioscience companies that admitted to illegally selling aborted fetuses from Planned Parenthood in Southern California. Their footage was also the subject of a "settlement with disgorgement of profits from the sale of aborted fetal organs in Arizona, and the disqualification of Planned Parenthood from state and federal funding in Texas for violations of medical standards and ethics documented on the undercover footage—where Planned Parenthood now faces a nearly 2 billion federal False Claims Act case from the disqualification."Related 'Hurricane Kamala' Activist Remembers 'Harrowing' Raid Ordered By Harris Over Planned Parenthood Videos 

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President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that popular medications are going to be offered at massively discounted prices — known as “most favored nation” prices — as pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer commits to a $70 billion investment to make drugs in the U.S. President Trump: “All new medications introduced by Pfizer to the American market will be sold at the reduced, most favored nation cost.” pic.twitter.com/S2CQxh7PKC — CSPAN (@cspan) September 30, 2025 A new website, called TrumpRX, will allow Americans to purchase drugs directly from the government rather than going through insurance. Virtually all drugs will be discounted on TrumpRX, the White House said. Pfizer stepped up with a $70 billion investment, a shift toward making drugs in the U.S., which the Trump administration has addressed as a national security issue. The company is also offering all medications to Medicaid at most favored nations prices — which are prices comparable to or less than the cost of other nations’ drug prices. Additionally, all new medications will be offered at most favored nation prices. Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout Dermatitis medication, for example, will be discounted by 80% — and that refers to the net price, which is what consumers are actually paying. Meds for post-menopausal osteoporosis, which is extremely common, will be discounted by 85%. Migraine medication and rheumatoid arthritis drugs will be discounted by 50% and 40%, respectively. PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT: President Trump Delivers LOWER DRUG PRICES for Americans pic.twitter.com/nA4tPrmcXt — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 30, 2025 Health officials, including Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, emphasized that research and development will not stop, but instead, will no longer be funded by only American citizens while the rest of the world benefits. Makary, for instance, called the changes the “end of the great American ripoff.” He noted that drug price offsets will be directed to developed nations like France, Germany, and the U.K. “Today marks the end of the great American ripoff, and it also marks the beginning of the end of a great American tragedy, something I’ve seen as a physician at the bedside — patients getting spun up into a financial rage … to try to get enough money to pay for a drug … a drug that’s five or ten times more expensive than the same drug in France or Germany or the U.K.,” he said. . @DrMakaryFDA : “Today marks the the beginning of the end of the great American rip off, and it also marks the beginning of the end of a great American tragedy; something I’ve seen as a physician at the bedside — patients getting spun up into a financial rage… to try to get… pic.twitter.com/SD0iKsZR2B — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 30, 2025 Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), echoed the sentiment, noting that the administration is “protecting medical advances for the future, while at the same time securing the drug prices Americans want, today.” . @DrOzCMS : “In July, President Trump demanded that manufacturers make a firm commitment to lower their prices “or else.” Last week, we made a major breakthrough. Protecting medical advances for the future, while at the same time securing the drug prices Americans want today.” pic.twitter.com/56dvAt1OHi — HHS.gov (@HHSGov) September 30, 2025 Trump announced his “most favored nation” pricing plans at the end of July, promising to end “global freeloading” by other developed nations. The president suggested he would use tariffs and all other “tools” available to make sure all companies provide Americans with most favored nation prices. Related: Trump Signs Order To Reduce Drug Prices, Tells Rest Of World To Pay Up

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