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Emerick revealed she suggested to Bridger on May 5 engaging in a third-party mediator to resolve conflicts they had, though Bridger "did not feel we needed mediation," Emerick wrote.

"Our working and professional relationship has become mutually fractured, broken and unproductive," Emerick wrote to Steward.

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Bridger included an extensive list of issues she had with Emerick, which started from the first week Emerick was on the job. The complaints against her were put in three categories insubordination, rude and condescending behavior and "lack of basic understanding" of epidemiology and public health science.

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But worst of all, Bridger wrote, "there is also a glaring deficit in her ability to understand and explain epidemiology and basic public health science."

"I spend several hours a day verifying, correcting, fielding phone calls from people trying to double check her information because they've all learned she can't be relied upon," Bridger wrote.

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