Employees of USAID They received on Tuesday, March 11, electronic emails with instructions to destroy, crush or burn classified documents and safes with sensitive information at their headquarters Washington DC
Communications arrived through the interim executive secretary of USAID, Erica Carrwho told them that they proceed to get rid of the files early on Tuesday, media reported USA.that had access to screenshots of the emails.
“First destroy as many documents as possible and save the incinerated bags for when the crusher is not available or need a break (…) The only mandatory labeling in the bags is the secret word and USAID/(b/io), with permanent permanent marker, if possible,” says the message.
The Undersecretary of the Press of the White House, Anna Kellysaid Tuesday that the documents that are being destroyed are “old” and that there are copies in computer systems. However, sources cited by the press of USA. They maintain that they could be eliminating key evidence for several judicial demands against the administration of Donald Trump.
The Secretary of State of USA, Marco Rubioannounced Monday that the government of Trump canceled the 83 % of the programs of USAIDwhich represents an important part of world humanitarian aid.
The President Trump He signed in January an executive order that froze all foreign aid to evaluate his compliance with the policy of his government, particularly on issues such as abortion, family planning and defense of diversity and inclusion.
“After a six -week review, we are officially canceling 83 % of USAID programs,” he wrote Blond On the social network X.
“The 5,200 contracts that are now canceled involved expenses of billions of dollars in forms that did not favor (and in some cases even damaged) the fundamental national interests of the United States,” he added.
Created in 1961, USAID distributes humanitarian aid through health and emergency programs in 120 countries. Your annual budget, until now 42.8 billion dollarsrepresents the 42 % of distributed humanitarian aid worldwide.
He State Departmentwhich supervises this agency, had announced on February 26 its intention to cut the 92 % of your financing, after identifying 5,800 Assignments to be eliminated.
This Monday, Blond especially thanked the Government Efficiency Department (Doge)led by the billionaire Elon Muskwhich promotes a cut of expenses and jobs in all government departments.