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Sean Penn Accuses Biden Labor Cops of “Abusive Conduct”

Penn, and his attorney, Mathew Rosengart, are going to war with the president’s labor board over an attempted crackdown on his charity.

In July 2020, Sean Penn’s charitable organization CORE turned Dodger Stadium into the largest testing site in the nation.
In July 2020, Sean Penn’s charitable organization CORE turned Dodger Stadium into the largest testing site in the nation. Photo: Stephane Cardinale via Getty Images
Eriq Gardner
April 18, 2023

Sean Penn thought he had victory a few weeks ago at the National Labor Relations Board. But his attorney Mathew Rosengart is now convinced that Biden appointees at the federal agency are out to stick it to his star client—even if they have to rig a win. “This case has become a case study of an overzealous agency run amok,” Rosengart told me.