Musk publicly said he and Trump were shutting USAID and later described placing it in a wood chipper as headquarters access, websites, and employee systems were disabled; Rubio became acting administrator.
Musk announced USAID was going into the wood chipper as its headquarters closed
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- 2025-02-03
- Evidence status
- reported
- Current status
- Headquarters access and agency systems were shut before statutory reorganization
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23,302 matching recordsA Treasury threat assessment designated DOGE staff an insider-risk concern2025-02-07Elon Muskintroduced DOGE personnel classified internally as an insider-risk concernU.S. Department of the Treasury1 sourceA Treasury threat assessment designated DOGE staff an insider-risk concern2025-02-07Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceA Treasury threat assessment designated DOGE staff an insider-risk concern2025-02-07Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceTrump removes Kennedy Center trustees and announces control over programming2025-02-07Donald J. TrumpBoard chair directing governance and programmingJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts2 sourcesTrump removes Kennedy Center trustees and announces control over programming2025-02-07Donald J. TrumpInitiated and chaired the Kennedy Center takeover documented in this caseTrump installs a donor's wife as his board remakes and shutters the Kennedy Center2 sourcesTrump used sanctions power against the court investigating U.S. and Israeli personnel2025-02-06Donald J. TrumpissuedExecutive Order 142031 sourceTrump used sanctions power against the court investigating U.S. and Israeli personnel2025-02-06Donald J. Trumpauthorized and maintained sanctions targeting personnel ofInternational Criminal Court2 sourcesSenate confirms Vought to lead Trump's OMB again2025-02-06Donald J. TrumpOMB director in Trump's second administrationRussell Vought3 sourcesTransgender-sports order made federal funding and enforcement turn on a contested Title IX reading2025-02-05Donald J. Trumpordered transgender sports exclusion throughKeeping Men Out of Women’s Sports2 sourcesYale models household and Treasury effects of Trump's 10% China tariff2025-02-05Donald J. Trumpcounterpart whose country's imports Trump tariffedXi Jinping1 sourceTrump appoints Bondi attorney general; a successor takes office in 20262025-02-05Donald J. Trumpattorney general in Trump's second administrationPam Bondi2 sourcesTreasury granted DOGE access to the federal payment system2025-02-04Elon Muskgranted DOGE access to payment code and recordsU.S. Department of the Treasury1 sourceTreasury granted DOGE access to the federal payment system2025-02-04Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceTreasury granted DOGE access to the federal payment system2025-02-04Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceTrump proposed U.S. ownership of Gaza, permanent Palestinian removal, and left troops on the table2025-02-04Donald J. Trumpannounced and declined to rule out troops forProposed United States takeover of Gaza1 sourceTRUMP Token Fees, Withdrawals and Reported Royalties — Outcome2025-02-031 sourceMusk announced USAID was going into the wood chipper as its headquarters closed2025-02-03Elon Muskdirected or ratified the agency shutdownU.S. Agency for International Development2 sourcesMusk announced USAID was going into the wood chipper as its headquarters closed2025-02-03Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceMusk announced USAID was going into the wood chipper as its headquarters closed2025-02-03Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administratorMarco Rubio1 sourceTreasury's top career official resigned after resisting DOGE payment-system access2025-01-31Elon Muskpressed for access over a career official's objectionsU.S. Department of the Treasury1 sourceTreasury's top career official resigned after resisting DOGE payment-system access2025-01-31Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceTreasury's top career official resigned after resisting DOGE payment-system access2025-01-31Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceConsumer price level: 318.961 Index 1982–84 = 100 (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourceWTI crude oil: 72.84 USD / barrel (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 source10-year Treasury yield: 4.58 % (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 source30-year Treasury yield: 4.83 % (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourcePCE inflation: 2.60738 % (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourcePCE inflation: 2.60738 % (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourcePCE inflation: 2.60738 % (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourcePCE inflation: 2.60738 % (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourcePCE inflation: 2.60738 % (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 sourcePCE inflation: 2.60738 % (2025-01-31)2025-01-311 source