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Administration officials and members of billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service — aided by local and federal law enforcement agencies — seized the institute’s privately owned headquarters in March and summarily removed its leaders.“The President’s efforts here to take over an organization outside of those bounds, contrary to statute established by Congress and by acts of force and threat using local and federal law enforcement officers, represented a gross usurpation of power and a way of conducting government affairs that unnecessarily traumatized the committed leadership and employees of USIP, who deserved better,” Howell wrote in her 102-page opinion.The judge said...

This is a huge breaking story…. Can you say FRAUD? Oh my, this is bad and I hope the penalty is extremely severe. As DOGE was coming to investigate the “US Institute of Peace” — yes, that’s a real Government Agency if you can believe it — Elon Musk says they swiftly deleted 1 terabyte of data before DOGE arrived. The only problem? They clearly did not consult Hillary Clinton on how to bleach-bit data, and so Elon’s team immediately recovered what they thought was deleted. OOPS! ELON: U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE TRIED TO DELETE TALIBAN FUNDING RECORDS—DOGE RECOVERED IT...

ELON: U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE TRIED TO DELETE TALIBAN FUNDING RECORDS—DOGE RECOVERED IT.. Elon says the U.S. Institute of Peace deleted 1TB of financial data linking them to funding Taliban and Iraqi leadership—but DOGE wasn’t fooled. According to Elon, the agency attempted to scrub the records, but DOGE engineers recovered the entire archive thanks to “their shocking incompetence with tech.” The data reportedly includes detailed financial transfers tied to groups in Afghanistan and Iraq. ... The names government things are always the opposite of what they actually do. "United States Institute of Peace"? Of course it was full of treason,...

The Department of Justice is exploring potential criminal charges against former U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) officials who attempted to block the Trump administration’s leadership changes at the federally funded think tank Monday, a senior DOJ official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The official, who requested anonymity, told the DCNF the DOJ is examining whether certain USIP actions — such as the removal and destruction of internal and external door locks — created illegal fire hazards. The official also flagged the widespread distribution of internal flyers instructing USIP staff not to cooperate with incoming Trump administration officials as potentially...

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 U.S. Institute of Peace was the scene of a dramatic standoff between a Department of Government Efficiency team and Institute members on Monday. Washington, D.C., police attended the scene after being contacted both by USIP staff and the DOGE team on site. Former diplomat and President and CEO of USIP George Moose told reporters, "D.C. police showed up at my office and said it is time for you to go." USIP is a think tank funded by Congress. NPR spoke to him on the steps of the Institute just across from the State Department during the daylong standoff on...

U.S. allows Muslim 'fox in the henhouse' Guest panelist threatened America, openly supported terror groups Posted: March 20, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern Editor's note: WorldNetDaily is pleased to have a content-sharing agreement with Insight magazine, the bold Washington publication not afraid to ruffle establishment feathers. Subscribe to Insight at WorldNetDaily's online store and save 71 percent off the cover price. By Kenneth R. Timmerman © 2004 Insight/News World Communications Inc. The congressionally funded United States Institute of Peace hosted an event yesterday in Washington on reforming Islam, with a guest panelist who has threatened the United States and openly supported...