Clayton Cromer

Lawyer

Exited govt: 7/XX/25 (self-reported)

As one of the legal attack dogs within DOGE, Clayton Cromer was involved with the efforts to shut down USAID, including chasing down an administrator to suspend him for not agreeing to suspend other staff who were accused of subverting the administration’s agenda just by doing their jobs. More recently, he has appeared at the DOJ, where he has been repoortedly badgering US Congressman (and former whistleblower) Vindman about a business that supplied assistance to Ukraine in their war.

Positions

Position	Notes
OPM	Sources Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 2026-01-09 OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 2025-05-02 LinkedIn profile for Clayton Cromer LinkedIn OPM 1/20/25-3/XX/25 Deputy General Counsel (ES-00, $195,200)
USAID	Source Within two weeks of President Trump’s return to the White House, U.S.A.I.D. was on the cusp of oblivion The New York Times, 2025-06-22 OPM? USAID 1/27/25 likely detailed «NYT links to USAID, but need to find public reports of this»
DOJ	Sources LinkedIn profile for Clayton Cromer LinkedIn Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says The Washington Post, 2025-03-11 DOJ 3/XX/25-7/XX/25 «Rep. Vindman reported in early March being contacted by Cromer at the DOJ»

Events

Date	Event
1/27/25 USAID	Source Within two weeks of President Trump’s return to the White House, U.S.A.I.D. was on the cusp of oblivion The New York Times, 2025-06-22 Onboard Still convinced that USAID is deliberately committing insubordination against the executive order, Peter Marocco arrives at USAID with DOGE staffers Luke Farritor, Edward Coristine and Clayton Cromer to audit USAID’s accounts.
1/30/25 USAID	Source Within two weeks of President Trump’s return to the White House, U.S.A.I.D. was on the cusp of oblivion The New York Times, 2025-06-22 Disruption After USAID’s director of labor relations pushed back against the push to suspend and fire the employees, he threatens to report it to the Office of Special Counsel and emails the employees saying he has no grounds to keep them on leave. As a result, Clayton Cromer commands security staff to forcibly remove him from the building.
1/31/25 DOE, OPM	Source How the Energy Department got DOGE’d E&E News, 2025-11-07 Interagency The Department of Energy consults with DOGE staff at OPM about return-to-office mandates. Clayton Cromer handles the exchange from OPM’s side. Clayton Cromer
3/11/25 DOJ	Source Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says The Washington Post, 2025-03-11 Disruption Eugene Vindman, a US Representative and former whistleblower against Trump, reports being repeatedly contacted by Clayton Cromer who identifies himself as an Executive Assistant US Attorney.