{"id":5104,"date":"2026-08-08T07:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5104"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:03:24","slug":"trump-goons-staff-lift-lid-on-secret-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5104","title":{"rendered":"Trump Goon\u2019s Staff Lift Lid on Secret Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Interior Department workers are accusing Secretary Doug Burgum of fostering a culture of secrecy and dysfunction just days after his Oval Office screaming match with Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5103\">Trumpy SCOTUS Justice, 76, Addresses Retirement Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Current and former Interior Department officials say morale has tanked under Burgum\u2019s management, with employees describing an atmosphere of high turnover and leadership that ignores staff. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cBurgum appears to combine arrogance with an utter lack of curiosity or humility,\u201d Tony Irish, who spent more than two decades at the Interior Department before leaving last year, told Politico. \u201cI think it shows his disdain for the rank and file.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former officials also alleged that appointees relied on disappearing Signal messages, shredded official documents, and claimed leaders were \u201cterrified of written records.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Three former officials also blamed Burgum\u2019s longtime chief of staff, JoDee Hanson, 53, for helping drive employees out of the agency. \u201cThe way that she managed the politicals in that building contributed to me leaving,\u201d one former official said, with others alleging her management style left subordinates in tears.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations come as Burgum, 70, finds himself scrutinized in a public feud with Pirro over the Justice Department\u2019s abandoned prosecution of a man accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5102\">Ballroom Judges Slip Brutal Message Into Scathing Trump Ruling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pirro said Interior Department officials repeatedly failed to provide key evidence showing the damage stemmed from faulty construction rather than vandalism. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad [Interior] been forthcoming with the information clearly in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment,\u201d Pirro wrote in a court filing.<\/p>\n<p>Politico reported that the Interior Department has lost nearly 14 percent of its workforce since Burgum took office, including the department\u2019s top lawyer, chief of staff, and energy leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Department spokesperson Katie Martin dismissed the allegations as \u201canonymous and false attacks,\u201d saying Burgum leads with \u201cgratitude, humility, curiosity and courage.\u201d She also denied claims that he used a private email account for government business.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt also defended Burgum, calling him \u201cone of the most valuable members\u201d of President Donald Trump\u2019s Cabinet and praising his efforts to advance the administration\u2019s energy agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5101\">Trump, 80, Sets Sights on New Government Office He Plans to Loot<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interior Department workers are accusing Secretary Doug Burgum of fostering a culture of secrecy and dysfunction just days after his Oval Office screaming match with Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. 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