USAID was one of the most accountable agencies, with numerous checks and balances monitoring its spending, according to a former administrator at the agency.
In an interview with '60 Minutes,' Andrew Nastios described that the information Trump and Musk claim is proof USAID is misappropriating or 'wasting' funds is 20 years old, and much of the staff were qualified individuals making sure money wasn't stolen.
In an interview with '60 Minutes,' Andrew Nastios described that the information Trump and Musk claim is proof USAID is misappropriating or 'wasting' funds is 20 years old, and much of the staff were qualified individuals making sure money wasn't stolen.
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00:00President Trump has said, quote,
00:02billions of dollars have been stolen.
00:05The whole thing is a fraud.
00:07It's utter nonsense.
00:09The most accountable aid agency in the world is USAID.
00:12I've written, actually, widely on this subject.
00:15Forty percent of the staff are accountants and lawyers
00:18and people trying to make sure no money is stolen.
00:21We've created systems to monitor that.
00:24What they did was they went back 20 years to try to find things.
00:28If you have to go back 20 years to find abuse,
00:31that means there isn't that much abuse.