Institute of Peace asks Court to halt Trump administration takeover

Roll Calll ^ | March 19 | By Michael Macagnone

[RandFan]

Board members of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a private nonprofit created by Congress, filed a lawsuit seeking to halt what they call an illegal takeover by the Trump administration that steps on congressional power.

The institute and five board members accused Trump administration officials — including the Department of Government Efficiency, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others — of illegally taking over the institute, including a dramatic physical takeover of the building this week.

The lawsuit, filed late Tuesday, detailed efforts from officials, which included enlisting private contractors, Washington police and the Justice Department, to gain access to the nonprofit after attempting to remove the institute’s board members and president.

The lawsuit contends that this interfered with a private nonprofit created by Congress during the Reagan administration with numerous provisions meant to boost its independence and limit its partisanship.

The actions to shut down the institute “exceed executive authority, usurp legislative authority conferred upon Congress by the Constitution, and violate the separation of powers,” the lawsuit states.

The lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia argues that the removal of the board members from the institute, and its president, George Moose, violated federal law and the Constitution. The board members on the lawsuit include John J. Sullivan, the institute board’s chair who was U.S. ambassador to Russia from December 2019 to October 2022, along with Judy Ansley, Joseph Falk, Kerry Kennedy and Mary Swig.

[RandFan]

OK Freepers do your thing. Who are these board members? What persuasion?

[Texas Eagle]

Congress created a non-profit!!!???

WTF???

DOGE that bitch!!!

[Jamestown1630]

The chair of the board is a Republican.

[bigbob]

Wrong question - what you really want to ask is, who are their neighbors, relatives, friends, college frat brothers, in-laws, etc. There’s a common thread called “member of the elite ruling class”.

We the people should never allow Congress to create any “private non-profit corporations” ever again. Nothing good can come of it.

[Lurker]

“Board members of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a private nonprofit created by Congress..”

There is no such thing.

L

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Yeah, that was my question.

[Flavious_Maximus]

A private nonprofit that is funded by the PUBLIC (us taxpayers). What a racket. /spit

[Democrat = party of treason]

STOP THEM BEFORE THEY UNCOVER THE REAL DEMOCRAT CRIMINALS...

[rfp1234]

If it’s a technicality, then MJ and Thune must quickly pass legislation to get rid of all such agencies, if they can include that as an amendment to the reconciliation bill.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Okay! Bring in the next Feral Fag District “judgey” to sign off on this BS.

[isthisnickcool]

I’ve been studying nonprofits on and off for years, I’ve never seen one funded by Congress. Here is the IRS 990:

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521503251/202423269349300822/full

The president/CEO is paid $365,789.00 per year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Grande

Another bunch of folks from schools like Stanford. Your typical supposedly smart government parasites. Does she actually work 40 hours a week? Note that several of her reference links at the bottom of the Wikipedia page no longer work.

I’ve never heard of a federally funded government 501 (C)3/NGO. Are there more?

About $76,000,000 in assets.

This smells and smells a lot!!!!!!!!

[cgbg]

Were these board members appointed for life?

Lol.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Jamestown1630 :" The chair of the board is a Republican."

Yeah, but what kind of Republican ?
The Deep State that Trump is having difficulty with are all deeply embedded so called Republicans, who are actually RINOs who are resistant to any change.
I consider consider them to be social or party Repubbies who more closely hold Demorat values, like Liz Cheney.

[isthisnickcool]

https://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/fellowships/john-lewis-fellowship-program

[blackdog]

Institute of Peace = Organization for War.

The Newspeak and deceit in these political animals is overplayed now. We know what these "Do Good NGO's" really are.

[albie]

No such thing as a non profit

[Jamestown1630]

It was created as a bipartisan act of Congress in 1984 and signed into law by Ronald Reagan. Half of the current board members appear to be Republicans.

They have a nice building on Constitution Avenue:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Institute_of_Peace

[Jamestown1630]

See post 17. It includes a list of board members near the end.

[aspasia]

George Moose, President and CEO.

WIKI:
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly cited USIP's "noncompliance" with a recent executive order from president Trump as the reason for his dismissal. Kelly said "Rogue bureaucrats will not be allowed to hold agencies hostage. The Trump administration will enforce the president's executive authority and ensure his agencies remain accountable to the American people." Moose vowed legal action, saying that "What has happened here today is an illegal takeover by elements of the executive branch of a private non-profit". The USIP is not part of the federal government.[3]

[SpaceBar]

No such thing as a non profit

Just as the muslims use the informal institution of hawala to move money around largely undetected, the left use 'non profits' for the same reason.