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Here's what's happened, if you're just tuning in:
1. Musk ally Tom Krause told the Treasury career staff to cut off USAID payments
2. The career staffer resisted, saying doing so is illegal
3. The career staffer was ousted by Trump team
4. Krause has now been installed as head of the payments system

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— Jeff Stein (@jeffstein.bsky.social) 7 February 2025 at 17:04

• Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
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