Trent Morse
Technically not a member of DOGE, Trent Morse has often coordinated with them on their operations against smaller independent agencies. In several examples, when the Trump Administration has moved to fire board members and executives of independent agencies, that email has always come from Trent Morse.
Positions
Appointed:
1/23/25 Deputy Assistant to the President / Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel
Appointed:
1/23/25 Deputy Assistant to the President / Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel
Events
1/23/25
Appointed:
Trent Morse starts as Deputy Assistant to the President / Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel at EOP.
Appointed:
Trent Morse starts as Deputy Assistant to the President / Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel at EOP.
| Appointed: | Trent Morse 1/23/25 |
| Position Title: | Deputy Assistant to the President / Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel |
2/24/25
Disruption:
USADF President/CEO Ward Brehm receives an email from White House Deputy Director of Personnel Trent Morse notifying him that he is now removed from tbe board.
Disruption:
USADF President/CEO Ward Brehm receives an email from White House Deputy Director of Personnel Trent Morse notifying him that he is now removed from tbe board.
| Person: | Trent Morse |
| Source: | Brehm v. Marocco, doc 7-3 Court Document, 3/06/25 |
| Agency: | USADF |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination |
2/28/25
Disruption:
White House Deputy Trent Morse sends an email to the office director at the IAF which states that Peter Marocco has been appointed the acting Chairman for the agency.
Disruption:
White House Deputy Trent Morse sends an email to the office director at the IAF which states that Peter Marocco has been appointed the acting Chairman for the agency.
| Person: | Peter Marocco, Trent Morse |
| Source: | Aviel v. Gor, doc 35-9 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Agency: | IAF |
Disruption:
USADF Managing Director of Finance Mathieu Zahui receives an email from White House Deputy Director of Personnel Trent Morse informing him the USADF is now “boardless” and naming Peter Marocco as acting chair. Zahui informs them that the appointment would require senate confirmation first.
Disruption:
USADF Managing Director of Finance Mathieu Zahui receives an email from White House Deputy Director of Personnel Trent Morse informing him the USADF is now “boardless” and naming Peter Marocco as acting chair. Zahui informs them that the appointment would require senate confirmation first.
| Person: | Trent Morse |
| Source: | Brehm v. Marocco, doc 7-3 Court Document, 3/06/25 |
| Agency: | USADF |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
3/14/25
Disruption:
Various members of the USIP board report receiving emails from the White House saying they are terminated from their positions.
Disruption:
Various members of the USIP board report receiving emails from the White House saying they are terminated from their positions.
| Question: | Fuzz: sender isn’t named, but assuming it’s Trent Morse. |
| Person: | Trent Morse |
| Source: | USIP v. Jackson, doc 1-2 Court Document, 3/18/25 |
| Agency: | USIP |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
4/28/25
Disruption:
Three members of the board for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting receive an email from Trent Morse at the White House informing them that they have been fired. This renders the board inert without quorum.
Disruption:
Three members of the board for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting receive an email from Trent Morse at the White House informing them that they have been fired. This renders the board inert without quorum.
| Person: | Trent Morse |
| Source: | CPB v. Trump, doc 2-2 Court Document, 4/29/25 |
| Agency: | CPB |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
6/16/25
Disruption:
White House Deputy Director Trent Morse sends a letter firing one of the five members of the board (and the only Biden appointee) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Disruption:
White House Deputy Director Trent Morse sends a letter firing one of the five members of the board (and the only Biden appointee) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
| Person: | Trent Morse |
| Source: | President Trump fires a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission National Public Radio, 6/16/25 |
| Agency: | NRC |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
6/XX/25
Official Action:
The White House Presidential Personnel Office contacts DOGE leads across the government to inform them that Steve Davis is no longer an employee of DOGE and they should cease all contact with him.
Official Action:
The White House Presidential Personnel Office contacts DOGE leads across the government to inform them that Steve Davis is no longer an employee of DOGE and they should cease all contact with him.
| Question: | Fuzz: Not named, but linking to Trent Morse, since this is his office. |
| Person: | Trent Morse |
| Source: | DOGE lead Steve Davis did not go quietly Politico, 7/14/25 |
| Agency: | EOP |