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USAID employees told to burn or shred classified documents: Report

USAID employees were instructed by Erica Carr to shred and burn documents in compliance with the agency's restructuring under President Donald Trump, according to an email included in a court filing.
The American Federation of Government Employees and the American Foreign Service Association filed a lawsuit to block the destruction of records, claiming it violates federal laws and undermines their legal case.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols ordered both parties to provide a status report on the motion to prevent record destruction, while the Trump administration argued the documents are outdated and digitized.

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The Epoch Times

USAID Staff Ordered to Destroy Records, Court Filing Says

Some U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees have received instruction to empty classified safes and destroy agency records, according to a court filing on March 11 by employee unions. The Democracy Forward and Public Citizen Litigation Group filed an emergency motion on behalf of the unions for a temporary restraining order to stop any destruction of evidence within USAID. In its motion, the unions included a screenshot of a…

3 hours ago·New York, United States

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thepatriotlight.com

ThePatriotLight - USAID Staff Ordered to Destroy Records, Court Filing Says

ThePatriotLight - The White House said the instruction was sent only to about three dozen employees, and that the documents that were being destroyed were old.Some U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees have received instruction to empty classified safes and destroy agency records, according to a court filing on March 11 by employee unions.The Democracy Forward and Public Citizen Litigation Group filed an emergency motion on…

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Jewish Press

USAID Staff Instructed to Shred and Burn All Documents

“Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break.”

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Anadolu Ajansı

USAID employees told to destroy internal documents: Report

Senior USAID official directed staff to shred or burn records at agency’s Washington, DC headquarters, Washington Post reports, citing internal email - Anadolu Ajansı

7 hours ago·Ankara, Türkiye

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The Last Refuge

USAID Employees Told to Destroy Documents, Shred and Burn Everything - The Last Refuge

If USAID was the charitable wing of the U.S. State Dept., why would the remaining senior leadership be instructing all employees to urgently start destroying all records? The answer is easy, the charity mission of USAID was a front for the real operational mission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). USAID has always been a […] The post USAID Employees Told to Destroy Documents, Shred and Burn Everything appeared first on The Last Refuge.

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vigilantnews.com

USAID Official Issues Stunning Order to Remaining Staffers: “Shred and Burn All Documents”

This article originally appeared on ZeroHedge and was republished with permission. Guest post by Tyler Durden A senior USAID official on Tuesday ordered the agency’s remaining staff to report to their now-former headquarters in Washington DC for an “all day” group effort to destroy documents, many of which contain sensitive information, Politico reports. The materials marked for destruction include “classified safes and personnel documents” at t…

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