There maybe some interesting things going on


inside the office of the Thief in Chief.
Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt has denied channeling money into the White House science office through his foundation, according to a report published on Monday.

Schmidt, who stepped down in his role at Google's parent company Alphabet in 2020, now serves on the board of numerous tech companies, including some focused on artificial intelligence (AI). The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OTSP) helps formulate AI policy and steer funding toward the technology.

Former OTSP general counsel Rachel Wallace repeatedly raised concerns over Schmidt's influence, which she believes was the source of the wrath she faced from the OTSP's former head Eric Lander, who stepped down recently for bullying women in the office, according to the report. Lander and Schmidt are close associates.


Wallace filed a whistleblower complaint and is now being represented by the Government Accountability Project.

Schmidt even indirectly paid the salaries of OTSP employees, according to Politico.

Schmidt's charity arm, Schmidt Futures, paid the salaries of two science office employees while they worked as unpaid consultants, the report states. For six weeks, the foundation paid the salary of current chief of staff, Marc Aidinoff, who is now one of the most senior officials in the shakeup after Lander's resignation.
 

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