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.
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,
I said, “Your attorney in the Southern District does not appear to be dropping this case at all. In fact, they appear to be accelerating.” He was alarmed by this. Two hours after we got off the phone, they issued the one sentence...
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