Trump Media execs forced out after complaining about CEO Devin Nunes: report

Top executives at former President Donald Trump’s media company have reportedly been forced out of their jobs in retaliation for coming forward with complaints that CEO Devin Nunes was mismanaging the firm.Nunes, the former Republican congressman who was tapped as CEO of Trump Media and Technology Group, was the subject of an anonymous “whistleblower” complaint that was sent to the company’s board of directors, according to a report in ProPublica.The complaint reportedly alleged that Nunes, who has been branded a “proverbial loser” by Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities after the market maker was blamed for Trump Media’s sagging stock price, misused funds, hired foreign contractors and interfered with product development.Former employees of the company that operates the Truth Social platform claimed that the chief operating officer, Andrew Northwall, and chief product officer, Sandro De Moraes, were forced out in retaliation, according to the ProPublica report.Two other lower-level staffers also left the firm.The company disclosed the departure of the COO in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.Northwall resigned from Trump Media late last month, according to the SEC filing, adding that the company plans to “transition his duties internally.” No further details were provided about the resignation.He joined the company in December 2021, according to his LinkedIn page.On Truth Social, Northwall wrote on Thursday that he had “decided to resign from my role at Trump Media.” He added that he was “incredibly grateful” to Trump and Nunes “for this opportunity.”“As I step back, I look forward to focusing more on my family and returning to my entrepreneurial journey,” the statement said.De Moraes has not commented publicly, though he did change his Truth Social status in his bio to “Former Chief Product Officer” of Trump Media.Trump Media responded to the ProPublica report by accusing the news outlet of waging...