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Before Trump purge at USAID, memo warned agency it created 'vulnerabilities' doling out foreign aid
Just the News ^ | February 3, 2025 11:14pm Updated: February 4, 2025 10:42am | Steven Richards and John Solomon

Posted on 02/04/2025 11:41:52 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Just days before Elon Musk began a purge at the U.S. Agency for International Develop (USAID), the foreign aid agency was warned in a stinging memo from its own internal watchdog that it had created serious "vulnerabilities" by doling out billions of tax dollars to overseas countries and groups without fulling vetting for terrorists and fraudsters or demanding transparency from recipients of America's largesse.

The memo, which was published by the Inspector General of the U.S. Agency for International Development in late January, details some long-standing concerns about how safeguards against misuse of funds and the proper authorities to hold violators accountable are missing from the Office of Inspector General’s toolbox. 

"Incredibly politicized"

This memorandum "identifies vulnerabilities and challenges which we believe hinder accountability and transparency within Agency programs,” Inspector General Paul Martin wrote to the acting administrator of the agency. 

Fred Fleitz, a former Trump National Security Council official, told Just the News that a key concern of the administration is ensuring the money is being spent wisely and on causes benefitting U.S. interests. 

“[USAID] has been incredibly politicized for leftist political goals by the Democrats. It's become a politicized boondoggle, and we saw that over the last 48–72 hours. We know that USAID officials were trying to subvert Trump's effort, or his order to freeze foreign aid for 90 days, so we can see what our tax dollars are being paid for, and is it in the interest of the United States? Is it America First?” Fleitz told the John Solomon Reports podcast on Monday.

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1 posted on 02/04/2025 11:41:52 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And they did nothing about the memo, now they are covering their ass.


2 posted on 02/04/2025 11:45:21 AM PST by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Vulnerabilities? Does Chris Murphy know about this?


3 posted on 02/04/2025 11:46:16 AM PST by cdcdawg (The Left should cry harder.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

created serious “vulnerabilities”?

How about waste, FRAUD, and abuse !


4 posted on 02/04/2025 11:46:45 AM PST by wardamneagle
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To: wardamneagle

created serious “vulnerabilities”?

How about waste, FRAUD, and abuse !

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Right?

That’s how you know they need to be completely closed down.

They weren’t concerned with any consequences to anyone but themselves and their own vulnerability. Not the results of terrorism, to foreign state actors, or even to our own national security.


5 posted on 02/04/2025 11:48:39 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I can’t wait until DOGE gets into the Department of Education’s books.
It’s coming.


6 posted on 02/04/2025 11:55:38 AM PST by servo1969
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This memo was an attempt to get ahead of the fraud and provide cover, the IG is also corrupt which is hopefully why Trump has already fired many of them.

They literally NEVER turned down a single funding request, that is not a vulnerability that is FRAUD!


7 posted on 02/04/2025 12:03:22 PM PST by Skwor
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To: servo1969
I can’t wait until DOGE gets into the Department of Education’s books.

Oh, yeah. I'm a little curious about how much taxpayer money went into the Drag Queen Story Hour project, for starters. The one that was suddenly everywhere all at once? That wasn't cheap.

8 posted on 02/04/2025 12:06:09 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

USAID threw open the rear door of the armored car and walked away shouting, “Help yourselves to all the cash you want !”


9 posted on 02/04/2025 1:02:18 PM PST by Gnome1949
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To: wardamneagle

HOW ABOUT OUTRIGHT EMBEZZLING???


10 posted on 02/04/2025 1:03:29 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Skwor

Absolutely agree, the IG must have observed this for years and was now in CYA mode. Too little too late.


11 posted on 02/04/2025 1:13:26 PM PST by LibertyOh
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

12 posted on 02/04/2025 6:31:37 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Billthedrill

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/02/03/trump-education-department-dismantling-executive-order-draft/

Bingo.


13 posted on 02/04/2025 8:02:18 PM PST by servo1969
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Deflection time.
‘We didn’t know, didn’t get the memo’.


14 posted on 02/04/2025 8:04:40 PM PST by right way right (“May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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