DOGE Breaks into US Institute of Peace with the aid of US Marshals

[robosmith]

US Nonprofit Says DOGE 'Has Broken into Our Building'

USIP President has called the DC Police which backed off and let the US Marshals into an independent agency's building

USIP is NOT an Executive Branch Agency and is NOT run by Trump

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Who We Are 

Congress provided USIP with a unique status to enable the organization to operate in sensitive areas where diplomats and military units are often constrained for practical or political reasons. Our work strengthens U.S. influence and extends its reach in strategically important countries. The Institute is small and nimble and can adapt more quickly to changing conditions on the ground than large bureaucracies. 

USIP is governed by a bipartisan, Senate-confirmed Board of Directors that includes the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and President of the National Defense University, ensuring close alignment between each administration’s national security objectives and our work. 

Trump is bound and determined to create a Constitutional crisis. First he violates a Federal Judge's orders and now he's breaking into independent agency's buildings. 🤮

[WestCanMan]

That honestly sounds like a lot of fun. 

 

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, WestCanMan said:

That honestly sounds like a lot of fun. 

We can always count on you to CELEBRATE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR by Trump/Muskrat.

[Barquentine]

8 hours ago, WestCanMan said:

That honestly sounds like a lot of fun. 

Fun? The USA self-destructing? Fun? Or just your epicaricacy?

[User]

11 hours ago, robosmith said:

Trump is bound and determined to create a Constitutional crisis. First he violates a Federal Judge's orders and now he's breaking into independent agency's buildings.

Well, no, Trump did not violate a Judges orders. 

The Exeuctive Branch controls the board, Trump installed a new President, that President gave DOGE access. It was the fired President who tried to usurp this and maintain control, which is why he was escorted out by police. 

 

 

1 hour ago, Barquentine said:

Fun? The USA self-destructing? Fun? Or just your epicaricacy?

Things are going just fine. No self destructing going on unless you count the heads exploding in the Democrat party. LOL

8 hours ago, robosmith said:

We can always count on you to CELEBRATE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR by Trump/Muskrat.

Nope, it was the fired President who tried to block DOGE access that was the criminal and he was rightfully removed by police. 

[Scott75]

11 hours ago, robosmith said:

US Nonprofit Says DOGE 'Has Broken into Our Building'

USIP President has called the DC Police which backed off and let the US Marshals into an independent agency's building

USIP is NOT an Executive Branch Agency and is NOT run by Trump

Trump is bound and determined to create a Constitutional crisis. First he violates a Federal Judge's orders and now he's breaking into independent agency's buildings. 🤮

It's good to know the types of things that the USIP engages in. Here's an article from 2019, when Trump was President the first time:

https://thegrayzone.com/2019/12/01/us-working-lebanon-corruption-protests-hezbollah/

 

Quoting from it:

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American meddling in the protests is not yet a full-scale operation, however it has been seen through the presence of US-backed political parties and activists backed by the most familiar outfits of the US regime-change machine: the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the US Institute for Peace (USIP), and USAID.

Together, these elements are seeking to popularize the call for a technocratic, Hezbollah-free government in provocative actions across the country.

[snip]

In his November testimony to congress, former US ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman highlighted the advantage in the demand: “With the demonstrators calling for a technocratic rather than political government, our public messaging can emphasize our expectation that a new Lebanese government, if it seeks international support, should effectively and immediately address the reform aspirations of the Lebanese people,” he said. 

By clamoring for a technocracy, the veteran US operative argued, protesters can “seize the next electoral opportunity to strip Hezbollah of the parliamentary partners it uses as force multipliers to assert its will politically.”

The US Institute for Peace, a State Department cut-out that was founded under Reagan alongside the NED, echoed Feltman’s call. 

#Lebanon's protesters have several commons core demands: the resignation of the current cabinet; a new, technocratic, reformist government; and the reduction of taxes on poor communities. https://t.co/9ianOF9wbg

— U.S. Institute of Peace (@USIP) October 28, 2019

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Now, I'm not saying I know that Trump is giving USIP a hard time for the right reasons. I'm just saying that they're hardly an innocent organization doing good things.

Edited March 18 by Scott75

[Deluge]

11 hours ago, robosmith said:

US Nonprofit Says DOGE 'Has Broken into Our Building'

USIP President has called the DC Police which backed off and let the US Marshals into an independent agency's building

USIP is NOT an Executive Branch Agency and is NOT run by Trump

Trump is bound and determined to create a Constitutional crisis. First he violates a Federal Judge's orders and now he's breaking into independent agency's buildings. 🤮

USIP is Federal enough. They're led by the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, and they're funded by tax dollars. Clearly the place has a stench of some kind - probably DEI related. 

There are no REAL federal judges, just activist judges that need their licenses pulled. 

[WestCanMan]

1 hour ago, Barquentine said:

Fun? The USA self-destructing? Fun? Or just your epicaricacy?

Dude, if there's a dep't of the US gov't that's actually just a front for funnelling money to cronies, family and friends it's the Institute of Peace. That's like having an Institute of Religious Tolerance in Pakistan. Everyone knows it doesn't actually do anything. 

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, Scott75 said:

It's good to know the types of things that the USIP engages in. Here's an article from 2019, when Trump was President the first time:

https://thegrayzone.com/2019/12/01/us-working-lebanon-corruption-protests-hezbollah/

 

Quoting from it:

**

American meddling in the protests is not yet a full-scale operation, however it has been seen through the presence of US-backed political parties and activists backed by the most familiar outfits of the US regime-change machine: the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the US Institute for Peace (USIP), and USAID.

Together, these elements are seeking to popularize the call for a technocratic, Hezbollah-free government in provocative actions across the country.

[snip]

In his November testimony to congress, former US ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman highlighted the advantage in the demand: “With the demonstrators calling for a technocratic rather than political government, our public messaging can emphasize our expectation that a new Lebanese government, if it seeks international support, should effectively and immediately address the reform aspirations of the Lebanese people,” he said. 

By clamoring for a technocracy, the veteran US operative argued, protesters can “seize the next electoral opportunity to strip Hezbollah of the parliamentary partners it uses as force multipliers to assert its will politically.”

The US Institute for Peace, a State Department cut-out that was founded under Reagan alongside the NED, echoed Feltman’s call. 

#Lebanon's protesters have several commons core demands: the resignation of the current cabinet; a new, technocratic, reformist government; and the reduction of taxes on poor communities. https://t.co/9ianOF9wbg

— U.S. Institute of Peace (@USIP) October 28, 2019

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Now, I'm not saying I know that Trump is giving USIP a hard time for the right reasons. I'm just saying that they're hardly an innocent organization doing good things.

They are INDEPENDENT of the executive branch, and NOT subject to Trump's interference.

Your post is not relevant to the topic of this thread.

45 minutes ago, WestCanMan said:

Dude, if there's a dep't of the US gov't that's actually just a front for funnelling money to cronies, family and friends it's the Institute of Peace. That's like having an Institute of Religious Tolerance in Pakistan. Everyone knows it doesn't actually do anything. 

Too bad you have ZERO EVIDENCE for ^this OPINION. LMAO

[User]

32 minutes ago, robosmith said:

They are INDEPENDENT of the executive branch, and NOT subject to Trump's interference.

Your post is not relevant to the topic of this thread.

Once again, the board that runs them is controlled by the Executive branch. So yes, they are in fact subject to Trump's interference. 

 

[gatomontes99]

@robosmith thinks there should be government entities that have zero over sight and zero accountability.

[Aristides]

12 hours ago, WestCanMan said:

That honestly sounds like a lot of fun. 

 

And you get all sweaty about the Trudeau and the truckers. What a hypocrite.

[Deluge]

10 hours ago, robosmith said:

We can always count on you to CELEBRATE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR by Trump/Muskrat.

You're projecting, robodenial. 

Don't be a douchebag. 

 

[robosmith]

1 minute ago, Deluge said:

You're projecting, robodenial. 

Don't be a douchebag. 

 

We can always count on you to CELEBRATE Trump/Muskrat CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR with INFANTILE NAME CALLING. 🤮

[User]

9 minutes ago, robosmith said:

We can always count on you to CELEBRATE Trump/Muskrat CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR with INFANTILE NAME CALLING. 🤮

There is no criminal behavior here by Musk or Trump. 

The Trump administration controls the board, they installed a new President, it was the outgoing President who refused them entry, so they got the police to force their way in and remove him. 

You are the one supporting the lawlessness here. 

[gatomontes99]

3 minutes ago, User said:

There is no criminal behavior here by Musk or Trump. 

The Trump administration controls the board, they installed a new President, it was the outgoing President who refused them entry, so they got the police to force their way in and remove him. 

You are the one supporting the lawlessness here. 

Typical liberal over response to ending government corruption.

[CdnFox]

32 minutes ago, Aristides said:

And you get all sweaty about the Trudeau and the truckers. What a hypocrite.

And you don't. What a hypocrite. 

Hey, you guys set the stage. You insisted that  gov't overreach and suspending people's rights was perfectly ok as long as you don't like the other guys. 

well.... welcome to your world. 

Edited March 18 by CdnFox

[Deluge]

56 minutes ago, robosmith said:

We can always count on you to CELEBRATE Trump/Muskrat CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR with INFANTILE NAME CALLING. 🤮

I think it's time to remove your judges for aiding and abetting illegal aliens. 

What do you think, dumbass?  

[WestCanMan]

6 hours ago, Aristides said:

And you get all sweaty about the Trudeau and the truckers. What a hypocrite.

There's a difference between "people peacefully protesting against authoritarianism" and "people draining money from the gov't for nothing".

[robosmith]

18 hours ago, WestCanMan said:

There's a difference between "people peacefully protesting against authoritarianism" and "people draining money from the gov't for nothing".

Prove "people draining money from the gov't for nothing". You CANNOT.

Congress authorized the USIP and it's up to Congress to decide whether their contributions are worth the money, NOT Trump NOR Muskrat.

Trump ILLEGALLY "fired" the Board and ILLEGALY broke into THEIR (not Federal) BUILDING.

[CdnFox]

5 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Prove "people draining money from the gov't for nothing". You CANNOT.

Congress authorized the USIP and it's up to Congress to decide whether their contributions are worth the money, NOT Trump NOR Muskrat.

Trump ILLEGALLY "fired" the Board and ILLEGALY broke into THEIR (not Federal) BUILDING.

So why isn't he in jail?

[robosmith]

5 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

So why isn't he in jail?

Because he owns the DoJ. Are you so dumb you don't understand that?

Everyone else does. Maybe you should find and listen to real news sources.

[CdnFox]

4 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Because he owns the DoJ.

So if the doj says it's legal, it's legal right?

I mean that's what you said when the charges against trump were presented. Back when Biden owned the doj.

So that means it's legal

[robosmith]

1 minute ago, CdnFox said:

So if the doj says it's legal, it's legal right?

The DoJ didn't say it is LEGAL. AFAIK, they've said NOTHING so FAR and TOOK NO ACTION. 

1 minute ago, CdnFox said:

I mean that's what you said when the charges against trump were presented. Back when Biden owned the doj.

So that means it's legal

Biden never said he "owned the DoJ" like Trump has made clear he BELIEVES.

That's why he's appointed INCOMPETENT CRONIES to run it.

You know, like Patel who published a book with his "enemies list" and promised to shut down FBI MAIN.

IN FACT Biden repeatedly said that the DoJ is INDEPENDENT like every POTUS since Nixon, UNTIL Trump. Duh

 

[CdnFox]

1 minute ago, robosmith said:

The DoJ didn't say it is LEGAL. AFAIK, they've said NOTHING so FAR and TOOK NO ACTION. 

 

The doj isn't judges. they never rule if something is legal. They only go after things that are illegal. So if they didn't go after it then it must not be illegal. Otherwise they'd prosecute. 

So it must be legal. 

2 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Biden never said he "owned the DoJ"

Nobody said he did say that.  But he did own it and you didn't care in the slightest 

AND - i recall at the time myself and others said very clearly you had better not let your politicians get away with this because if you do trump will turn it on you if he wins.  And you were just fine with letting them continue.  I remember when we talked about judges unlawfully pulling him from ballots and you fully supported that as well, even after it turned out i was right and they were doing it illegally. 

Now you get to pay the price. 

You better think about that the next time you support the Democrat's own illegal activity. Because once people lose respect for the law there's nothing to hold them back. 

You should have stood up for the law when the democrats were stomping all over it. You didn't. Too late now