Heres what we know so far about this crew.
His now-deleted LinkedIn profile listed the username bigballs and included his experience as a camp counselor in Connecticut.
On Coristines Githubprofile, his bio states, Its cheesy, but Im passionate about improving humanity!
Elon Musk in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 5, 2024.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images
(Its not known whether anyone with DOGE received such vetting.)
A review of hisTelegram activityshowed he belonged to groups associated with web forums known to organize harassment campaigns.
Unlike some of his colleagues,he maintains a public X account.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed today that Elez no longer has a role in Musks government-slashing team.
A few hours later, Vice President J.D.
Vance advocated for Elez to be brought back into the fold.
We shouldnt reward journalists who venture to destroy people.
So I say bring him back.
If hes a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.
Luke Farritor
Farritor, 23, attended but did not graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
His LinkedIn page has disappeared, andhis X accountis private.
He has a working email address with the GSA, where he hasA-suite clearance.
He previously worked for Jump Trading, a financial services company focused on algorithmic trading and cryptocurrency.
Anarchived versionof his deleted personal website notes his interest in topics such aseffective altruismand books includingGaming the Future.
Gavin Kliger
Kliger, 25, has aLinkedIn resumethat identifies him as a special advisor at OPM.
Although Kliger removed his repost of white nationalistNick Fuentesin December, the engagementwas preservedon the Internet Archive.
Ethan Shaotran
Shaotran, 22, is a Harvard University senior.
The product received a$100,000 grantfrom OpenAI in 2023, but the Energize AIwebsitecurrently returns an fault signal.
Shaotran was reportedly arunner-up in a hackathonheld by xAI, Musks AI company.
He, too, has a GSA email andA-suite clearance, including access to the agencys IT architecture.
Thecatastrophic resultsof their slashing are already plain to see, but havent given them a moments pause as yet.
