The doctor who exposed secret transgender procedures to children at the nation’s largest children’s hospital wants President Donald Trump to stop him from going to trial in February.
Dr. Izan Heim told the Daily Call News Foundation that if they continue to prosecute him for blowing the whistle at Texas Children’s Hospital’s sex exchange program in May 2023, the DOJ will be in “direct violation” of the White House. ” he said. By releasing records of transgender proceedings to the media, the Privacy Act led to national scrutiny, months of procedural hangups, and a felony case that led to the firing of a leading prosecutor.
“My message [to Trump] “This case needs to be dropped with prejudice immediately. The people who brought this case need to be investigated,” Heim said in a phone interview. Otherwise, “insane legal theories that would destroy the medical profession would be justified,” the Houston-based surgeon said.
Heim leaked documents to journalist Chris Ruffo while working at Texas Children’s Hospital showing the facility was signing up for transgender surgeries and cross-sex hormones after he said the facility stopped . Texas Republicans have since banned transgender procedures for minors.
Former President Joe Biden’s DOJ indicted Heim under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in May 2024 for illegally revealing personal information about children obtaining gender reassignment plans. He claims to have made it. D.O.J. recognized The indictment alleges that Haim redacted the child’s name before providing the file to RUFO. But it accuses Heim of “malicious intentions” against the hospital and “unauthorized” use of data he had access to as an employee.
Heim faces up to 10 years in prison and possible fines if convicted.
“What they’re charging me with…isn’t defined,” Heim told DCNF. He said his case “could set a precedent that would allow prosecutors to criminalize doctors who run against the political interests of major hospital systems.”
Tina Ansari, the prosecutor who brought the indictment; withdrew from the case november After Haim’s attorney reveals she has a suspended law license and a family member with ties to Texas Children’s Hospital.
Texas court set heim jury trial for After it was delayed, it was given to the DOJ until Friday, February 10th. Please submit your details About Planned Witness.
The agency’s office in the Southern District of Texas did not respond to multiple requests for comment. DCNF then contacted the DOJ Office of Public Affairs and did not immediately receive a response.
I can no longer afford to remain silent.
I’m going to trial in a few weeks in what up until this point has been nothing but a kangaroo court. All the most basic rules have been violated in favor of the corrupt DOJ, and all of them have taken their toll… https://t.co/mvpux73anl
– Eitanheim MD (@eithanhaim) January 22, 2025
trump signed presidential order On Monday, it ended the “weaponization of the federal government” by the DOJ and other agencies against the last administration’s “political enemies.” The White House press office did not immediately respond to inquiries about whether Trump plans to address Haim’s case.
prosecutor request Gag order against Heim, but appointed by Reagan judge david hittner It refused to dominate demand in December. Heim said the legal ambiguity threatened him into silence and stopped him from publicly criticizing the case. Now he says he couldn’t stay quiet. (Related: Elon Musk’s X defends free speech rights of whistleblower indicted by Biden-Harris DOJ)
“It’s the feeling of being tortured in a basement. You try to scream as loud as you can. No one will hear you, right?” he said. “And no matter how much you scream, the torture continues.”
Haim, a husband and father of one, said he had “no confidence whatsoever.” The judge said he would give him a fair trial.
“What they want to do is leave us out to dry so we can beg for some bullshit fucking deal, which I’m definitely not going to do,” Heim told DCNF. “If they do that to me, this will all be gone and justify their corruption.”
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