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Elon Musk Protégé, 19, Appointed Senior Adviser at State Department

  • Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old, has been appointed as a senior adviser at the State Department, working for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency , which is not yet a federal agency authorized by Congress.
  • Coristine has gained access to the Office of Personnel Management and Treasury Department systems, which manage $6 trillion in annual payments.
  • Coristine claimed he had done "nothing contractually wrong" and had access to all machines at Path Network, where he could have wiped servers if he wished.
  • Concerns have been raised about national security due to access given to Musk's DOGE team, especially after Coristine was previously fired for allegedly leaking sensitive data.
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Twitchy broke the news in United States on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
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