Russell Vought
Involved in 3 documented entries
Corruption & Grift
Vought Diverted $15M in Humanitarian Aid for Personal Security Detail
OMB Director Russ Vought — who architected the gutting of USAID — was found using $15 million in USAID humanitarian aid funds to pay for his personal security detail of 12+ U.S. Marshals.
Corruption & Grift
Dismantled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Trump shut down the consumer watchdog agency that protected Americans from predatory lending and credit card fraud. All rulemaking, investigations, and enforcement were halted. Two top officials resigned in protest.
Foreign Policy Failures
Gutted USAID — 83% of Programs Terminated
The administration shut down USAID with a stop-work order, cutting off lifesaving care worldwide overnight. 83% of programs and 92% of grants were eliminated. Experts estimated 3 million preventable deaths per year as a result.