DOGE Staffer Known as 'Big Balls' Reportedly the Grandkid of a KGB Spy: Report
- Edward Coristine, nicknamed Big Balls, is a 19-year-old involved in a government initiative led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, which has aimed to restructure federal operations and personnel.
- Coristine was previously fired from a cybersecurity internship for leaking information and has been linked to cybercrime communities before joining the government.
- Research shows that Coristine is the grandson of KGB officer Valery Fedorovich Martynov, who was executed in 1987.
- Concerns have been raised about Coristine's influence, with Democratic strategist Paul Begala questioning how a young individual nicknamed Big Balls has influence over federal jobs.
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As America’s bureaucratic swamp is being drained by the fearless engineers of DOGE spearheaded by Elon Musk, one name rises above the rest: Edward “BIG BALLS” Coristine. Coristine, a brilliant coder, has been making waves in Washington. At just 19, he’s already worked at Neuralink, has been spotted within key government agencies, and recently secured a senior adviser role at the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology—propelled by the…
Report: Musk Protégé Tied to Executed KGB Spy
The Independent reported that Edward Coristine, a rising figure at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and a protégé of billionaire Elon Musk, is the grandson of a KGB spy executed for treason, according to a new report by freelance journalist Jacob Silverman.
DOGE's Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine Turns Out to be a Descendant of Soviet KGB Spy Who Betrayed the USSR for America: Report
In a striking revelation, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, a rising star in Elon Musk's DOGE initiative, is linked to a Soviet KGB spy who defected to aid the U.S. during the Cold War.
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