Overview
- Heritage President Kevin Roberts told staff that most employees from the think tank’s legal and economic centers departed immediately over the weekend.
- Advancing American Freedom said it has hired about a dozen former Heritage staffers, including John Malcolm, Kevin Dayaratna and Richard Stern, and raised more than $10 million in recent weeks to fund the expansion.
- AAF will house the new Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law led by Malcolm, reflecting the transfer of Heritage’s Meese-named legal expertise to Pence’s organization.
- Heritage announced it fired John Malcolm and Jessica Reinsch for conduct it said was inconsistent with the institution’s mission, as leaders emphasized loyalty and said departures would create a more focused team.
- Trustees Robert P. George, Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat resigned in protest, and reporting indicates Moffat’s foundation pulled millions in funding as the conservative movement reassesses institutional alignments.