Mask assistants tried to block USAID payments through the US Finance Ministry's Payment System – CNN

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/B1/3B/IB-1Ijemh4qj_1c89aff4.jpg" Alt = "Mask Assistants Tried to block USAID Payments through the US Finance Payment System-CNN"/~ 62 < P > Four days after Donald Trump's inauguration, US inventor and entrepreneur Ilon Mask's assistants appealed to the Ministry of Finance Secretary to immediately stop all USAID payments using a critically important payment system.

< p > This request did not meet the usual work of the Ministry of Finance, which raised doubts about the acting director of David Lebrik. He noted that he did not believe that there is & ldquo; legal authority to stop the authorized payment certified by the Agency & Rdquo;. ~ < p >< P > We have previously reported that representatives & ldquo; government efficiency department & RDQUO; (Doge), created with the participation of Ilon Mask, received access to the US Finance Ministry's confidential payment system. Structure controls the flow of over 6 trillion dollars annually.

< P > The decision to provide access was made by Finance Minister Scott Bessent. A team under the direction of Tom Krause, executive director of Silicon Valley, which cooperates with Doge.

< p > To this act & Rsquo; minister David Lebrik worked in an department of 35 years and survived 11 ministers. However, the official refused to give access, after which he was sent on administrative leave. He later announced his resignation.

< P > Payment Systems of the United States Ministry of Finance provide payments to social insurance, medical care, salaries for civil servants, contracts with government contractors and tax returns. Until now, only a small group of car & Rsquo; rsquo officials, and access of politically assigned persons to such systems is considered an exception. < P > The New York Times was the first to announce the decision on access. In the US Congress, it has caused criticism, including senator-democrat Ron Waiden stated that any politically motivated interference with the Finns & ldquo;