On Monday’s bombshell revelation, Elon Musk, head of the Trump-appointed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), accused the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) of a massive cover-up by deleting a terabyte of financial records. Unfortunately, these criminals met their match with Elon Musk, who was able to recover. DOGE and USIP were in the middle of a standoff after President Trump ordered the closure of the USIP.
Last month DOGE backed by FBI agents and D.C. Metro Police stormed the building and evicted the staff, but not before they deleted a terabyte of records. That did them no good as Musk and his staff were able to recover all the deleted records. That comes as no surprise considering the abilities of the DOGE team.
George Moose, the now-fired acting president of USIP, insisted that the firings were illegal because they are a nonprofit, but the fact remains that their funding comes from the taxpayers. No funds, no nonprofit.
According to conservative influencer Mario Nawfal:
“The Department of Government Efficiency’s discovery at the United States Institute of Peace reveals Washington’s dirty secret: agencies often do precisely the opposite of their stated mission.
When DOGE investigators finally gained access to USIP’s books—after days of institutional resistance requiring FBI intervention—they uncovered the unthinkable: $132,000 funneled to a former Taliban member and $1.3 million to an Iraqi organization with questionable ties.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELThis fits a devastating pattern. A 2019 Special Inspector General report found $19 billion in U.S. aid to Afghanistan was unaccounted for or misused between 2002-2016, showing how routinely taxpayer money flows to our adversaries under noble pretenses.
Even more disturbing was the attempted cover-up. USIP officials deleted a terabyte of financial data hoping to hide their tracks, not realizing DOGE’s technological capabilities would recover everything—a perfect example of the 65% of federal agencies still using outdated IT systems vulnerable to mismanagement.
America ranks a dismal 27th in global transparency rankings, behind much smaller nations. From the Pentagon’s $125 billion in administrative waste to the IRS’s $1.2 billion in improper payments, the pattern is undeniable.
Elon’s technology-driven audits are precisely what these institutions fear most—sunlight on decades of deception.”
Musk wrote on X:
“Any government institution is most likely to be the opposite of its name.”
“They deleted a terabyte of financial data to cover their crimes, but they don’t understand technology, so we recovered it.”
Any government institution is most likely to be the opposite of its name https://t.co/hUfinp5Ujm
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 1, 2025
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