DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

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DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

Sean O'Kane
12:36 PM PDT · May 30, 2025

The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray, full of water damage, rats, and roaches, according to a new sworn statement first reported by Court Watch.

The statement from the executive, George Moose, comes just a few days after a federal judge ruled that DOGE's takeover of the nonprofit was illegal. And this week, Musk has claimed he is stepping away from DOGE, although he and President Trump have said he will continue to advise the administration.

DOGE started its takeover of USIP in mid-March after a standoff that saw the nonprofit call the police on Musk's government workers. Moose said at the time that DOGE staff had "broken into" the USIP headquarters in Washington, despite the fact that the nonprofit is not part of the executive branch and isn't subject to the White House's whims.

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Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025, when USIP was actively using and maintaining the building," Moose wrote.

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Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/doge-left-united-states-institute-of-peace-office-with-water-damage-rats-and-roaches/

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setting *everything* else aside, "Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025" was a very funny line to read in a court doc

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DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

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The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace says Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C.
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May 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM

setting *everything* else aside, "Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025" was a very funny line to read in a court doc

h/t to @courtwatch.bsky.social for digging up this gem in this week's newsletter (and go subscribe!)

— Sean O’Kane (@seanokane.bsky.social) 2025-05-30T20:21:55.415Z

Joe.My.God. has the story too.

https://www.joemygod.com/2025/05/doge-workers-left-institute-of-peace-headquarters-infested-with-rats-and-roaches-and-water-damage/