Destruction of world’s largest humanitarian programme was done without formal authority or official oversight, former USAID employees claim

Elon Musk, leader of the Trump administration’s now-disbanded Department of Government Efficiency, must sit for depositions along with senior State Department officials over their role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Pointing to findings that Musk had made the decision to break up USAID – one of the world’s largest humanitarian programs – despite lacking formal authority or official approval – District Judge Theodore Chuang wrote that there was “no alternative” than for Musk and other officials to provide testimony regarding their decision-making process.

The ruling represents a win for a group of anonymous former USAID employees who are suing Musk, DOGE and State Department officials over the closure.

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    20 hours ago

    So how do you explain the Shutdown access Russia had?

    Not disputing as Elon has cut off Ukraine’s access, just saying an event happened which Putin would not of liked.

    (Also WTF does AIPAC have to do with this. Last I checked the Ukrainian State is rather pro-Israel, unfortunately.)

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      18 hours ago

      How do you explain the access Russia had for so long and all the complaints from Ukraine about Musk fucking them over with Starlink and helping Russia? Musk only stopped once Europe starting souring on him recently.