President Trump has ordered as many as 60 senior bureaucrats in the US Agency for International Development placed on indefinite leave for taking actions to evade his executive orders. A memo from acting USAID administrator Jason Gray says, "We have identified several actions within USAID that appear to be designed to circumvent the president’s executive orders and the mandate from the American people.“ As a result, we have placed a number of USAID employees on administrative leave with full pay and benefits until further notice while we complete our analysis of these actions.”

This action effectively shuts down most of USAID's $22.6 billion in program support. //

This review will be painful in some places, but that is a small price to pay for stamping out the "I know better" ethos so present in the senior executive and foreign service. //

Locked and Loaded
2 hours ago
“This is a huge morale hit,” said a former senior Trump administration official who was also told of the move. “This is the leadership of the agency. This is like taking out all the generals. I don't know what they hope to accomplish by it.”

And that's why you are a former Trump administration official. //

SC Patriot EzraTank
2 hours ago
Administrative Leave is the first step in firing for cause. If the investigation confirms willful disobedience of lawful directives from the President they'll be terminated for cause, meaning they can't be rehired elsewhere in the Federal Government and it isn't going to look good on their resume. Diligently following the administrative process steps for termination will ensure they cannot later file a wrongful termination lawsuit or claim an EEOC action, protecting the American taxpayer further.