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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,849 posts)
Sun May 31, 2026, 01:43 PM 17 hrs ago

Trump's Deputy Defense Secretary Unmasked as CIA Gold Hoarder's Mentor

A now-former high-level CIA official accused of stealing a whopping $40 million in gold bars from the U.S. government has been linked to President Donald Trump’s billionaire deputy defense secretary.

FBI agents last week seized 303 gold bars from the Ashburn, Virginia, home of former CIA official David Rush, according to court documents.

Rush, who claimed the gold was for “work-related expenses,” was arrested and charged with theft of public money. Agents also discovered $2 million in U.S. cash and 35 luxury watches, investigators reported.

Rush, 49, is also accused of forging his educational and military credentials. He worked for the CIA for 17 years and held a senior role in the agency’s Directorate of Science and Technology, which utilizes cutting-edge technology in intelligence investigations.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-deputy-defense-secretary-unmasked-030920271.html

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Trump's Deputy Defense Secretary Unmasked as CIA Gold Hoarder's Mentor (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago OP
what is going on here? Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #1
Bet the guy's kicking himself and saying "I KNEW I should have stopped after 302 !!" eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #2

eppur_se_muova

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2. Bet the guy's kicking himself and saying "I KNEW I should have stopped after 302 !!"
Sun May 31, 2026, 02:26 PM
16 hrs ago

One too many. It's the downfall of so many thieves*.

How long was this going on ?? And why was it so easy to just walk out with gold bars (average of more than 17 per year)?

That's 600 pounds of gold, BTW.














*Not to mention Mr. Creosote.

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