Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, a Utah plastic surgeon once staring down the barrel of a 35-year federal prison sentence, is now a free man — and he’s not staying quiet. On Sunday, standing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Moore declared victory not just for himself but for what he called “medical conscience” in the face of government tyranny.

Moore had been indicted in 2023 for allegedly destroying federally provided COVID-19 vaccines, giving patients fake vaccination cards, and even injecting them with saline instead of the actual vaccine. Prosecutors claimed he helped nearly 2,000 people bypass pandemic mandates. But in a stunning reversal this month, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice dropped the charges entirely.

Speaking on the fifth anniversary of the original “White Coat Summit,” Moore joined other medical freedom advocates like Dr. Simone Gold and Dr. Stella Immanuel to celebrate and sound the alarm. “I stand here before you, not because I was seeking attention, but because I refused to abandon my oath,” Moore told a cheering crowd. “My story just isn’t my own. It’s a warning shot, a rally cry, and a living testament to what happens when medicine and morality collide with government overreach.”

From Indictment to Vindication

The DOJ had previously accused Moore of participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and destroy government property—specifically, $28,000 worth of COVID vaccines. Prosecutors alleged he also administered saline shots to minors so their parents could claim their children had been vaccinated, all without actual inoculation.

But Moore insisted his actions were rooted in ethics, not criminal intent. “There were no victims, no one was hurt,” he said. “I gave them a choice in a world that was stripping that away.” He argued that patients came to him out of desperation—fearing the loss of their jobs, rights, and bodily autonomy if they didn’t comply with vaccine mandates.

Bondi, who took over the Justice Department under President Trump, announced the dismissal via social media: “Dr. Moore gave his patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so. He did not deserve the years in prison he was facing. It ends today.”

Backed by Conservative Allies

Moore received strong support from lawmakers like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT). Greene even called him a “hero, not a criminal” in a letter to the DOJ earlier this month. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had also weighed in, saying Moore “deserves a medal for his courage and his commitment to healing.”

At the rally, Moore turned his fire toward Big Pharma and the federal government’s COVID response. “Injecting poison had become policy,” he said bluntly. “This was about the criminalization of conscience, the subjugation of choice, the silencing of every doctor who dares question Big Pharma-aligned policy.”

The Movement Behind Him

The Sunday event drew an energized crowd of medical freedom advocates, including some of the most outspoken voices from the pandemic era: Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, and journalist Lara Logan, among others. They used the moment not just to celebrate Moore’s exoneration, but to rally against what they see as continued overreach from public health bureaucrats and global pharmaceutical interests.

Moore’s case, once seen as a high-profile crackdown on “vaccine fraud,” has now become a lightning rod in the debate over medical autonomy and government power. Whether you see him as a rebel doctor or a principled whistleblower, one thing is clear: his battle isn’t over. He says he’ll keep fighting for “the right to choose,” and judging by the crowd Sunday, he won’t be alone.