Posted on 03/19/2025 9:22:36 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
A federal judge is declining a request by leaders of the U.S. Institute of Peace to block the Trump administration's takeover of the independent nonprofit created by Congress.
The Hill reported U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said in a hearing that she was alarmed at how representatives of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency worked their way inside the institute offices, but said board members who have been fired likely have no standing to file in their official capacity because they've been fired.
Howell said Wednesday she was offended by DOGE staff's use of threats and law enforcement to gain access to the USIP headquarters and to remove the institute's president, George Moose, from the building on Monday.
But she declined to immediately restore the former board members, who filed the lawsuit late on Tuesday, to their positions. Howell also declined to bar DOGE staff from USIP's headquarters, which they gained access to on Monday in part with the help of the police.
The Hill reported three law enforcement departments had personnel on hand at the institute on Monday to essentially leverage DOGE workers inside.
President Donald Trump last month in an executive order targeted USIP and three other agencies for closure in an effort to deliver on campaign promises to shrink the size of the federal government.
USIP is a think tank that seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts. It was created and funded by Congress in 1984. Board members are nominated by the president and must be confirmed by the Senate.
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Surprised the headline wasn’t “DOGE declares war on Imstitute of Peace”
Whey are there ANY “independent nonprofits created by Congress?”
We need to bring back horse whipping.
And not of horses just horse’s asses who come up with this grifting nonsense
whey is for horses ... why is what I meant to type
Can’t find the tiniest fraction of a damn to give for what makes her feels “offended”.
The Institute of Peace. Even the name sounds goofy.
Whey is for cottage cheese. 😉
Institute of Peace sounds as sincere as the Religion of Peace moniker does.
OK, I didn’t think that through ... but I’m no city boy! :D
Whey would probably be better feed for pigs than horses. Maybe chickens too.
I had a horse theme going though and wanted to stick to that. lol
The name sounds like something Jill Stein would be mixed up with.
“Hi-yo, Silver, a-whey!”
Ha! There is a connection. lol
Institute of Peace——another cockeyed Dem idea....
<><>you federalize it
<><>extort taxpayers to finance it
<><>install a bunch of high paid Dems to run it.....
<><>thats how you get “peace.”
Those damn liberal Obama appointed judges.
The 2026 budget could fix all of this nonsense. I wonder how much will finally be cut. I’m not as excited as I hoped before hearing Collins say “some things will be cut”. Not encouraging.
Institute of peace, how’s that working out for us? another laundering service
🤣🤣🤣🤣
https://www.interaction.org/choose-to-invest-fy-2023/peace-and-security/u-s-institute-of-peace/
In essence, a $54 million slush fund.
And that was the on the books amount.
Lots if off the books money coming in, too, it looks like.
Wonder where in Hades it was going.
Previously:
DOGE staff entered the U.S. Institute of Peace with D.C. police help
Yesterday, before the Institute website was locked, I found this:
Section Name §4610. Dissolution or liquidation
Section Text
Upon dissolution or final liquidation of the Institute or of any legal entity created pursuant to this chapter, all income and assets of the Institute or other legal entity shall revert to the United States Treasury.
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