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Nevilledog

(54,048 posts) Mon Mar 17, 2025, 08:50 PM Mar 17

US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building [View all]

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/president-trump-politics/us-institute-of-peace-doge-trump-administration/3869923/

Employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an independent agency.

The organization's CEO, George Moose, said, “DOGE has broken into our building.”

USIP employees called the Metropolitan Police Department and reported it as a break-in. Police cars were outside USIP headquarters in Northwest D.C. Monday evening.

Moose said they have been in talks with D.C. police ever since Trump issued the executive order Feb. 19, stressing the headquarters is a private building with the same rights as any other private building owner.

“The employees of our building are not federal employees, executive branch employees,” Moose said. “They are employees of the institute. We have our own, separate board; we have our own bypass authority to go directly to Congress in order to get our money. Somehow, all of those arguments have not prevailed.”

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US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building [View all] Nevilledog Mar 17 OP

Dog-e the new dictatorship unqualified force to take over all American businesses?.... Lovie777 Mar 17 #1

Then call the local police and report a theft in progress. bucolic_frolic Mar 17 #2

They did call the police, "Chief of security Colin O'Brien said police on Monday helped DOGE members enter the building" cliffside Mar 17 #8

It's in the OP: "USIP employees called the Metropolitan Police Department and reported it as a break-in." nilram Mar 17 #12

Arrest those fuckers now!!! Meowmee Mar 17 #3

k&r UTUSN Mar 17 #4

There's BeerBarrelPolka Mar 17 #5

Except it's the institute of peace. AllyCat Mar 17 #10

Rachel covering this now nt cliffside Mar 17 #6

Stand your ground? newdeal2 Mar 17 #7

Definitely sounds to me like a stand your ground situation! slightlv Mar 17 #9

Time for a judge to bring these assholes into court ...............and then throw the book at them........... turbinetree Mar 17 #11

Alright then, all DOGE employees should be treated as gang members sakabatou Mar 17 #13

Every agency needs to document everything these doofus do in the building SunImp Mar 17 #14

This is how the trump admin and doge NJCher Mar 17 #15