Haim Vindicated – DOJ Dismisses Case Against Whistleblower

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed the case against Dr. Eithan Haim, the surgeon who exposed Texas Children’s Hospital’s secret transgender program.
Prosecutors alleged Haim violated privacy protection laws by leaking redacted medical records proving Texas Children’s Hospital performed transgender medical interventions on children long after it pledged to stop such procedures.
If convicted, Haim could have faced 10 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
“WE DID IT!!!!! WE WON!!!!!!!” the jubilant surgeon celebrated on X with a picture of the case’s official dismissal.
WE DID IT!!!! WE WON!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/M1iT2PeutM
— Eithan Haim MD (@EithanHaim) January 24, 2025
Even just two weeks ago, Dr. Haim’s vindication seemed far from certain. Haim and his wife, Andrea, an attorney herself, say President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, only intensified prosecutors’ determination to put the good doctor behind bars.
When the Haims connected with Missouri Senator Josh Hawley earlier this month, they feared the court would make good on its threat to send Haim to jail for posting ‘inflammatory’ content about the case on X.
“[Dr. Haim] was very worried that a warrant might be issued for his imminent arrest, and the DOJ was pushing to start the trial as quickly as possible,” Hawley told The Daily Wire.
The senator reportedly prompted the DOJ to drop the charges.
“I just told [Acting Attorney General James McHenry] that I talked to Dr. Haim,” Hawley recalled, continuing for the Daily Wire,
Hawley praised McHenry and the Trump administration for jumping on the Haim’s plight.
The Haims’ victory doesn’t lessen the cases’ impact on their lives.
“[This victory] came at great personal cost,” Andrea confessed on X:
Still, she writes, they wouldn’t do anything differently.
“If you ask either of us, we would do it again in a heartbeat,” she concludes.
Dr. Haim’s fearless testimony shed harsh light on the flagrant harms doctors and hospitals perpetrated against children using transgender medical interventions. His experience inspired Texas legislators to ban physicians from performing transgender medical interventions on minors in 2023.
Now, many of his warnings are reflected in President Trump’s executive order banning the chemical and surgical mutilation of children. You can read the Daily Citizen’s analysis of the order here.
One of the substances included under the White House’s official definition of “chemical and surgical” mutilation are GnRH agonists, sometimes referred to as “puberty blockers.”
In an interview with the Daily Citizen nearly a year ago, Dr. Haim warned against GnRH by name.
“The drugs doctors use as puberty blockers aren’t supposed to be used long term because of the side-effects,” he explained, continuing:
The executive order also bans the use of opposite-sex hormone interventions, which Haim described as performing “a million micro-surgeries to [adolescents’] bones, heart and blood vessels every single day.”
“There’s no surgery that can prevent your secondary sexual characteristics from developing,” he explained.
Haim is one of many doctors committed to healing their patients, rather than making them sick. His vindication is proof that legislators and voters still believe whistleblowers should be protected, not prosecuted.
To read all about Dr. Haim’s story, check out the articles and timeline linked below.
Additional Articles and Resources
New Evidence Upends Haim Trial; New Momentum for Whistleblower
UPDATE: Evidence Reveals DOJ Oversight in Haim Case
Texas Children’s Whistleblowers Speak at First Joint Event
Texas Children’s Hospital Embroiled In Fraud Scandal as Haim Case Kicks Off
House Oversight Committee Investigates Texas Children’s Medicaid Fraud
Addressing Gender Identity with Honesty and Compassion
The Journey Back to My True Identity
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