One of the most powerful men in the Trump administration, tasked with vetting thousands of staffers, hasn’t been fully vetted himself, The Post has learned.
Sergio Gor — the director of presidential personnel who recently convinced President Trump to yank an Elon Musk-endorsed nominee for NASA — has yet to submit official paperwork about his own background needed for a permanent security clearance, according to multiple sources.
Gor, 38, is in charge of picking about 4,000 executive-branch staff to implement Trump’s agenda — and he’s done so by poring over old tweets, political donations and remarks to ensure loyalty to the president.
But three administration insiders told The Post that the vetter-in-chief has not turned in his Standard Form 86, or SF-86 — a more than 100-page set of questions required for officials who need security clearances.
Among the questions applicants must answer under threat of criminal penalties is where they were born and whether they have any foreign connections.
Gor claims to be from the island country of Malta, though an official there could not confirm his birthplace when provided his exact birthday, saying: “No acts are registered with the provided details.”
Gor declined to divulge his birthplace to The Post, other than to say it was not Russia.
Sources describe Gor’s failure to submit the SF-86 as of the time of The Post’s inquiries as rare, if not unique, among White House aides. He currently has an interim security clearance, as do some other Trump officials who are awaiting the completion of background checks.
An SF-86 “is the first step in receiving a security clearance. Everyone — EVERYONE — fills one out, even if they’re not going into a role that will ultimately need an activated clearance [such as] random comms people, administrative staff [and] legislative affairs,” a fourth source said. --->READ MORE HERE
Sergio Gor, head of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, has quietly been at the center of President Trump’s effort to aggressively reshape the size of the federal government and stock it with loyalists.
Gor is a lesser-known figure to those outside the Beltway, but sources told The Hill he is a highly influential aide with strong ties to the MAGA movement. He is a close ally of Donald Trump Jr. and a fierce loyalist to the president.
As one President Trump ally put it, deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller shapes Trump’s policies, staff Secretary Will Scharf shapes whom and what Trump sees, and Gor shapes who serves in the administration.
“Sergio has led the effort to ensure committed, principled America First advocates staff the President’s government. He’s done a great job, and will continue to do so,” Vice President Vance said in a statement to The Hill.
Gor is a former aide to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a somewhat ironic twist given Paul’s current opposition to the massive reconciliation package containing key pieces of Trump’s agenda, as well as Paul’s recent sparring with Miller.
But Gor’s MAGA credentials are not in question. He co-founded a publishing company with Donald Trump Jr. that has published books by the president and conservative figures such as Charlie Kirk and senior President Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro. Gor also led the pro-Trump super PAC Right for America.
Gor has maintained a mostly low-key profile, though he has been in the headlines as a central figure in the acrimonious split between the president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who departed his role as a special government employee late last month.
Musk and Gor reportedly clashed in recent months, including at Cabinet meetings where Musk chastised Gor over personnel disagreements. Musk, who led the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), had pushed for more access and authority for his top deputies. --->READ MORE HERE
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