For the last week, USAID’s empire of grift and money laundering has held political Washington spellbound. Many had a vague idea that not all was on the up-and-up with the humongous and grossly overfunded agency that long ago had started to view itself as a sovereign nation, but it wasn’t until the past few days that we could see how money intended for “good works” overseas was used to undermine US allies and diplomacy and even filtered into our domestic politics via a network of progressive “non-profits.”
Even though this issue is in court (see Judge Presses Pause on Trump Administration’s Planned Downsize of USAID Workforce), most of the workforce is on administrative leave. Overseas staff have been recalled home; see USAID Shutting Down Overseas Missions, Nearly All Staff Will Be Placed on Leave: Report. All but essential projects have been canceled.
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