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BumRushDaShow

(154,879 posts)
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:14 AM 16 hrs ago

'That's a Serious Crime': Musk Accuses Top Trump Aide of 'Breaking the Law' - Maybe Being Russian Spy

Source: MEDIAite

Jun 20th, 2025, 7:56 pm


Just weeks after the public and very messy split between President Donald Trump and former DOGE chief Elon Musk, the tech CEO took things up yet another notch again in his feuds with members of the administration, trashing Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office Sergio Gor.

Musk blasted Gor earlier in the week as a “snake” when responding to a New York Post article which described Gor as “one of the most powerful men in the Trump administration” and said that despite his being “tasked with vetting thousands of staffers,” the top Trump aide “hasn’t been fully vetted himself.”

Gor featured prominently in many media stories about the rift that lead to the split between Trump and Musk, and it was reported that the two clashed repeatedly. The New York Post reported that Gor went on a “revenge tour” against the tech CEO, who blames Gor for the torpedoed NASA nomination of a close ally to a top NASA job.

An X user shared the New York Post article on Friday, putting Gor’s name in scare quotes and saying that the Trump aide “claims to have been born in Malta but the Maltese government has no such birth record.” “People who knew him in Malta called him ‘the Russian boy,'” said the post, to which Musk replied: “He deliberately lied about where he was born on Federal forms. That’s a serious crime.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/thats-a-serious-crime-musk-accuses-top-trump-aide-of-breaking-the-law-maybe-being-russian-spy/

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'That's a Serious Crime': Musk Accuses Top Trump Aide of 'Breaking the Law' - Maybe Being Russian Spy (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP
He's been so quiet, I thought they had kissed and made up. Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #1
Who is going to raise hell about this? gab13by13 16 hrs ago #3
"Have Democrats elected the ranking member of the Oversight committee yet? I must have missed it?" BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #6
So, not yet. Scrivener7 14 hrs ago #7
I think they wanted to give time to at least bury Connolly BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #10
Thanks! tavernier 13 hrs ago #9
Might I suggest they hold a press conference on the steps, attendance mandatory. Magoo48 9 hrs ago #24
"...Gor is not who he says at all, but rather 'a Russian spy' named Sergey Goryachev..." sop 16 hrs ago #2
Krasnov and Musk are both Russian assets gab13by13 15 hrs ago #4
If Musk is a Russian asset, Putin must have been real pleased speak easy 8 hrs ago #26
And We All Know... homegirl 13 hrs ago #12
Not so (maybe) HighFired49 9 hrs ago #23
Spy vs. Spy? mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #5
I thought of the comic strip from MAD magazine IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #17
Yes! And the Sega Master System game too: Polybius 11 hrs ago #18
Yes, that is exactly why I posted my comment, mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #21
"Vetting"? Wuddles440 14 hrs ago #8
Moles in the G.O.P. misadministration BoRaGard 13 hrs ago #11
THE OBVIOUS RUSSIAN OPERATIVE IS. . . Jimvanhise 12 hrs ago #13
Criminals, all of them Clouds Passing 12 hrs ago #14
Should be titled: "Snake calls snake a snake" Wonder Why 11 hrs ago #15
Hah! ShazzieB 7 hrs ago #28
Sergio Gor claims to be from Malta, but the Maltese government doesn't have any records on him IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #16
So says the man Musk, who was in constant contact with Putin during the 2024 election. Botany 11 hrs ago #19
Yep, pot calling the kettle black! Crowman2009 9 hrs ago #22
Musk is evil. Being the richest man in the world might give him some peace but instead he is a destroyer. Botany 8 hrs ago #25
Musky and his wrecking crew should be indicted as domestic enemies for the identity theft and violation of HIPAA of Hotler 11 hrs ago #20
It takes one to know one. CentralMass 8 hrs ago #27
I think that both the pot and the kettle should go on trial. nilram 7 hrs ago #29
Has the @WhiteHouse supplied his birth certificate yet? LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #30
The source itself, mediate, reports.... reACTIONary 6 hrs ago #31
"some guy on the internet says..." BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #32
This is true... reACTIONary 5 hrs ago #34
Given the "immigration" situation BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #36
Guess what? debsy 5 hrs ago #33
what else is new.? AllaN01Bear 3 hrs ago #35

Scrivener7

(56,064 posts)
1. He's been so quiet, I thought they had kissed and made up.
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:22 AM
16 hrs ago

This should be a big deal. Let's see if it becomes one.

gab13by13

(28,493 posts)
3. Who is going to raise hell about this?
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:37 AM
16 hrs ago

Chuck Schumer?
Hakeem Jeffries?

Have Democrats elected the ranking member of the Oversight committee yet? I must have missed it?

BumRushDaShow

(154,879 posts)
6. "Have Democrats elected the ranking member of the Oversight committee yet? I must have missed it?"
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 08:20 AM
15 hrs ago

Here -

Dems tee up House Oversight leadership election


By Nicholas Wu

05/27/2025 12:52 PM EDT

House Democrats are teeing up a caucus election on June 24 to fill the party’s top job on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, vacated by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia, according to two people granted anonymity to speak freely.

The contest to serve as the panel’s ranking member — and as a prominent foil to President Donald Trump’s administration — is shaping up to be a competitive four-way race that could test Democrats’ adherence to their seniority system for committee leadership and appetite to elevate younger members.

Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, Kweisi Mfume of Maryland and Robert Garcia of California are all expected to run for the position.

Lawmakers have until this point generally avoided publicly campaigning for the position out of respect for Connolly, whose funeral was held Tuesday. But quiet maneuvering had already begun.

(snip)


Stephen Lynch has been "Acting" at the moment.

BumRushDaShow

(154,879 posts)
10. I think they wanted to give time to at least bury Connolly
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 09:51 AM
13 hrs ago

before they started in on the "who will take over" thing.

Gerry Connolly died May 21st and his funeral was May 27th - 'Bigger than life'; Mourners remember Rep. Gerry Connolly at public viewing in Fairfax

So the supposed "election" is scheduled for a little less than a month after that. Stephen Lynch (MA-8) has been "Acting" (I expect as one of the most senior members) after Connolly stepped down due to his illness near the end of April, so it's not like no one is there in that capacity.

Magoo48

(6,473 posts)
24. Might I suggest they hold a press conference on the steps, attendance mandatory.
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 02:06 PM
9 hrs ago

They will investigate, all of them, and will update us weekly, in public, explaining their findings. They will also be updating us, as well, about progress finding one fucking agency willing to protect citizens against random terrorist attacks by government’s masked thugs and billionaire thieves. WTF If you don’t wanna enforce laws and you don’t wanna protect Citizens, then quit. Go home and hide under your fucking bed.

sop

(14,783 posts)
2. "...Gor is not who he says at all, but rather 'a Russian spy' named Sergey Goryachev..."
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:27 AM
16 hrs ago

gab13by13

(28,493 posts)
4. Krasnov and Musk are both Russian assets
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:40 AM
15 hrs ago

Musk is pissed at Gor because Gor crossed him.

speak easy

(11,739 posts)
26. If Musk is a Russian asset, Putin must have been real pleased
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 03:25 PM
8 hrs ago

with Elon when he rolled out Starlink dishes across the Ukraine Military and Government shortly after the invasion, and provided tech support to thwart Russian hacking

You could try a CT to say that Musk was feeding information back to the Russians but Ukrainian successes in the first year suggest otherwise.

homegirl

(1,773 posts)
12. And We All Know...
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 10:15 AM
13 hrs ago

Donald Trump is known as KOMRAD KRAZNOV in the Kremlin!

Donald, Elon and Gor-= "Birds of a feather, flock together."


HighFired49

(420 posts)
23. Not so (maybe)
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 02:00 PM
9 hrs ago

From Times Now World: "A claim has gone viral on Sergio Gor, the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, which says that he could be a Russian spy. Internet personality Brian Krebs made the claim in a social media post, which went viral despite there being no official confirmation or concrete evidence. The post said that Sergio Gor's real name is Sergey Goryachev from Saratov, Russia and he could be a spy from Russia operating in the White House.
However, in a message to this journalist, Krebs said on record that he has since retracted the findings because a "critical error" was made in it."

Of course, the "critical error" could have been his reporting the Russian spy info. and then being "told" to retract the info.

mwmisses4289

(1,323 posts)
21. Yes, that is exactly why I posted my comment,
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 12:39 PM
10 hrs ago

it was the first thing that came to my mind.

Great minds and all that, lol. 😃

Wuddles440

(1,750 posts)
8. "Vetting"?
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 09:31 AM
14 hrs ago

What an absolute joke! The only "vetting" being done is that a candidate is a zealous, adoring supporter of the Crime Minister, swear fealty to him, and remain loyal forever.

Jimvanhise

(446 posts)
13. THE OBVIOUS RUSSIAN OPERATIVE IS. . .
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 10:58 AM
12 hrs ago

Donald Trump. He threatens Iran but won't threaten Putin or tell him to get out of Ukraine. Every day he does things to harm America, like shutting the Voice of America, attacking institutions the Government actually has no control over, firing air traffic controllers when America hasn't had enough air traffic controllers for years, going back to when Reagan fired them all. He shut down USAID, which was established 60 years ago and which has enhanced America's reputation around the world. Donald Trump is a menace to America.

IronLionZion

(49,201 posts)
16. Sergio Gor claims to be from Malta, but the Maltese government doesn't have any records on him
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 12:01 PM
11 hrs ago

For a president who started his career bloviating about President Obama's birth certificate, you'd think he'd want Sergio Gor's birth certificate checked out.

I'm sure most of them including Melon Husk and Taco Don himself are all Russian agents or at least useful idiots. JD Vance is a useless idiot.

Botany

(74,490 posts)
19. So says the man Musk, who was in constant contact with Putin during the 2024 election.
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 12:30 PM
11 hrs ago

Elon Musk himself hinted at the stakes: he faced the real possibility of a prison sentence if Trump lost. He launched his bid for Twitter—at $20 billion over market value—just 49 days after Putin invaded Ukraine. That alone should have raised every red flag. But when the ROI is $15 trillion in mineral rights tied to Ukraine losing the war and geopolitical deals Trump could green light, it wasn’t a loss—it was leverage.

It’s no secret Musk was in communication with Putin for over two years. He even granted Starlink access to Russian forces.

Snip

That signal came on October 30, 2024—just days before the election, Musk activated 265 brand new low Earth orbit (LEO) V2 Mini satellites, each equipped with Direct-to-Cell (DTC) technology capable of processing, routing, and manipulating real-time data, including voting data, through his satellite network.

DTC doesn’t require routers, towers, or a traditional SIM. It connects directly from satellite to any compatible device—including embedded modems in “air-gapped” voting systems, smart UPS units, or unsecured auxiliary hardware.

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/she-won-they-didnt-just-change-the?fbclid=IwY2xjawK-Q-RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHl8PQYh9WG-6uuPXYQO5BzrEiJv9VweTkJc6a-VHicPxurAtcP4Q059t4Gjo_aem_HoFB_uGcaEjb3ciZ62ggmA



Botany

(74,490 posts)
25. Musk is evil. Being the richest man in the world might give him some peace but instead he is a destroyer.
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 03:23 PM
8 hrs ago

His sacking of USAID has led to the deaths of > 300,000 people. Trump and Musk let the
food that already had been bought rot and the anti diarrhea medicines go to waste rather
than send those supplies to black people in Africa. Musk grow up and still believes in Afrikaner
Apartheid S. Africa that sees the native black peoples of Africa as the enemy.

So rigging the election in order to install a racist mentally ill criminal is good by him.

Doge cuts to USAid blamed for 300,000 deaths — most of them children

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/usaid-doge-deaths-children-cuts-7nb83dfkp





Hotler

(13,233 posts)
20. Musky and his wrecking crew should be indicted as domestic enemies for the identity theft and violation of HIPAA of
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 12:38 PM
11 hrs ago

millions of Americans.

nilram

(3,230 posts)
29. I think that both the pot and the kettle should go on trial.
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 04:08 PM
7 hrs ago

Or at least get far, far away from any position of influence in the US government.

reACTIONary

(6,494 posts)
31. The source itself, mediate, reports....
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 05:21 PM
6 hrs ago

.... In the article itself.... "That claim was debunked, however, with the real Goryachev being easily identified as a different person"

This is all junk reporting ... "some guy on the internet says..."

reACTIONary

(6,494 posts)
34. This is true...
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 06:03 PM
5 hrs ago

.... but it seems that ‘the Russian boy" rumor got quite a bit of attention in the comments. Uncritical, credulous attention.

BumRushDaShow

(154,879 posts)
36. Given the "immigration" situation
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 08:26 PM
3 hrs ago

and a pile of recent "immigrants" making/supporting the current draconian "immigrant policy", it was only a matter of time before the bubble would burst.

debsy

(608 posts)
33. Guess what?
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 05:42 PM
5 hrs ago

DOJ will do nothing about it. Even if they did, Donnie has pardon power and nothing would happen. The spineless have complete control over the country.

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