USAID leaders escorted out of the building after blocking DODE -ACCESSING TO SECULT SOURCES

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(The hill) – High -ranking officials of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) were placed on administrative leave after they refused to turn classified material to teams from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Officials spoke to Associated Press Sunday to say that USAID members eventually failed to succeed, and DOGE teams were able to access some of the agency’s classified information, including intelligence reports.

John Voorhees and Deputy Brian McGill were the two employees who felt they were legally obliged to refuse DODE -team access after they did not have a high enough security ready. They refused to allow the DODE staff and threatened to call us marshalls, NBC News reported.

In a post on X on Sunday, Elon Musk, who has been tapped to lead DODE said the agency is A criminal organization And it was “time for it to die.”

IN Another post onlineKatie Miller, who worked under President Trump’s administration and is now working for DOGE, said there was no classified material access to “without proper safety preparations.”

The Trump administration has made USAID a goal in its extensive changes to the federal government.

Last week, President Trump was considering merging the organization under the state department as the administration seems to be cutting down on spending and federal workforce.

USAID provides humanitarian assistance to other countries affected by conflicts. It also helps developing countries in various other ways.

It has a budget of more than $ 50 billion and was formed in 1961.