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Former DOGE official rushed grant to Trump-backed Gaza aid group over staff objections
- A top U.S. State Department official waived nine mandatory counterterrorism and anti-fraud safeguards to quickly award $30 million to a Gaza aid group backed by the Trump administration, according to an internal memorandum seen by Reuters.
- Lewin overrode 58 objections from USAID staff experts regarding the eligibility of the Gaza aid group, GHF, for the funds, as reported by two sources familiar with the matter.
- GHF claims its operation is preventing Hamas from hijacking food aid, a charge denied by the Islamist militants, while Jackson acknowledged that GHF 'is a new organization that has not met USAID's various formal criteria for eligibility' for the award.
- Lewin noted he discussed the grant with aides to Steve Witkoff and members of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's office during the process.
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Center for Constitutional RightsCenter for Constitutional Rights Demands Info from Trump Admin on Funding for Aid Group Behind “Death Trap” in Gaza
The Center for Constitutional Rights yesterday submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records related to the State Department's approval of $30 million in funding for the organization empowered by Israel and the United States to manage aid distribution in Gaza. In the six weeks that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has operated, Israeli forces have killed at least 613 Palestinians and injured at least 4,000 more at o…
Former DOGE official rushed grant to Trump-backed Gaza aid group over staff objections
Jeremy Lewin, a former Department of Government Efficiency associate, signed off on the award despite an assessment in the memorandum that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's (GHF) funding plan failed to meet required "minimum technical or budgetary standards."
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