DODGE charger USIP is not the only one fighting the Trump administration to stay alive. Last month, the U.S. African Development Foundation <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6VjhmUzAGjmWPEpMDCuCBiKQ7U4ZbZ4OBG4CeeIsRsaJhVPk3ka5syWrhRIce29uwcc=> was lumped in with USIP and two other entities when Trump declared them “unnecessary.”
That presaged *another chaotic showdown at the Washington, D.C. office of USADF* (like I said, the determination is impressive). Marocco and DOGE wound up taking control of the office, and USADF employees wound up hauling them to court. Unlike USIP though, *USADF has had some luck in the courts*, although the outlook is still highly uncertain. A week ago, a federal judge said he could find no statute <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POgHnU0AEd8M6o_YcsV5JNkuR2m5WNE8JO0_lHxSrTsWoP31x4I_JcK7fmvOEF-1gliDu_xb9M8tCzxXuLQWC-EdNbgj3MJOrYnN-jPX-1XnL-O5f1kt6iGuTW9kbQokmyayj5qRZg3Xi00VK0_IbUXEXsxHTf7TT9emek_ynHw3XHAJ7k0axcQPN8hx-h8eBpvwoXIW6908i8dv762DQb6-wc4eAbGoTNGTpifZCQsfL6O3NzEPvovYG4FwujYJWCQ==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6cve5_COxhXXcqzAa7cbElUwsSmIxKCmk6J-oUm5_B6qH3ip1bcILNhnIVF-wcirujo=> that gave Trump authority to appoint Marocco as head of USADF. Despite this, USADF staff on Tuesday began receiving letters from Marocco, asserting his role by stating that he was placing full-time employees on immediate administrative leave <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmjFrNBJ2t8dCSZ5Wxikl8Iu24fxYl2bZmJcCm6kH8ADITxvrfZ3NHlGhL7BLghpbVVeRCiIk1eANJDmh-NetN9xMaar5zTBdIXKitep9K5dFJ-CX7lFERRt-SiBOhaAfPYyqtIo4ptLt_WJCGASkcB9jsYlWMXkSp-s-6yHApqpbLWuctWQ_Nm-WMX4jGek3xjsH2wtOnX0Tx4i2kuWUQRxrofHvgRKzE3TwGaXhnowepW7SeEUi2RvCCnlpSXeeA==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6cve5_COxhXXcqzAa7cbElUwsSmIxKCmk6J-oUm5_B6qH3ip1bcILNhnIVF-wcirujo=> . “During the period that I have you on administrative leave, *I prohibit you from entering ADF premises, accessing ADF systems*, or attempting to use your position or authority with ADF in any way without my prior permission or the prior permission of a supervisor in your chain of command,” wrote Marocco in the memo, which was obtained by Devex. Marocco signed the letter as USADF’s acting chief executive officer and president, seemingly elevating himself from a previous appointment made by Trump late last month. “We have pointed out multiple times that the judge has not recognized Mr. Marocco’s authority,” says one staff member. Still, the staffer said they are treading carefully “We want to be cautious, and we don’t want to antagonize Mr. Marocco any further,” the staff member says, adding that USADF’s employees had been *told to heed Marocco’s administrative leave requests*. “We’ll wait to hear what the courts decide.” *Read:* Staff at the US African Development Foundation placed on leave <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmjFrNBJ2t8dCSZ5Wxikl8Iu24fxYl2bZmJcCm6kH8ADITxvrfZ3NHlGhL7BLghpbVVeRCiIk1eANJDmh-NetN9xMaar5zTBdIXKitep9K5dFJ-CX7lFERRt-SiBOhaAfPYyqtIo4ptLt_WJCGASkcB9jsYlWMXkSp-s-6yHApqpbLWuctWQ_Nm-WMX4jGek3xjsH2wtOnX0Tx4i2kuWUQRxrofHvgRKzE3TwGaXhnowyrSX2HGxe__8V3CeN0CPrA==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6cve5_COxhXXcqzAa7cbElUwsSmIxKCmk6J-oUm5_B6qH3ip1bcILNhnIVF-wcirujo=> *ICYMI:* Judge rejects USADF chief’s bid to block Trump’s leadership shake-up <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POgHnU0AEd8M6o_YcsV5JNkuR2m5WNE8JO0_lHxSrTsWoP31x4I_JcK7fmvOEF-1gliDu_xb9M8tCzxXuLQWC-EdNbgj3MJOrYnN-jPX-1XnL-O5f1kt6iGuTW9kbQokmyayj5qRZg3Xi00VK0_IbUXEXsxHTf7TT9emek_ynHw3XHAJ7k0axcQPN8hx-h8eBpvwoXIW6908i8dv762DQb6-wc4eAbGoTNGTpifZCQsfL2s32YPKYOSQQyLTp-YobLA==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6cve5_COxhXXcqzAa7cbElUwsSmIxKCmk6J-oUm5_B6qH3ip1bcILNhnIVF-wcirujo=> *Background:* Trump to scrap US African Development Foundation, US Institute of Peace <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjbW6rOsZ37Uc-AtgCDeIveAuZUFDsa4-VJDKDzryM1S3B4Btme8I45jZazaPrg_ypR_wnfvjd04jNpvHsM_NN5HuoO1XPRmjfdYGlozdZcwzUqsXZLjwNSFwqLc5y2UDfOnaJzg7DQlr0Tk-0kKgHwqxeGr92V9WEmoF4UwdTlNj_Wpa5_f9CevbYE5udexSVJHZaVRhqPkS8kgjoMPk5tYo3aevR_-3tbIN9PbHEWlnNbQ27PF5eqBIqwOmAIrNw==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZUjNa6cve5_COxhXXcqzAa7cbElUwsSmIxKCmk6J-oUm5_B6qH3ip1bcILNhnIVF-wcirujo=>
