Employees of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at its headquarters in Washington DC received emails with instructions to destroy classified documents and safes containing sensitive information. The acting executive secretary of USAID, Erica Carr, communicated the order to dispose of the files this Tuesday, according to reports from U.S. media.
It is suggested that this move may be related to lawsuits involving the Trump Administration. Screenshots of the emails detailing the document destruction process have been obtained, indicating the need to label the incineration bags with the word "SECRET" and "USAID/(B/IO)".
"First, destroy as many documents as possible and keep the incineration bags for when the shredder is unavailable or needs a break," the email states. The White House mentioned that the documents in question are old and that backup copies exist in computer systems. However, sources cited by U.S. media suggest otherwise, contradicting this claim.
