Is Trump’s Personnel Director a Russian Spy?

Sergio Gor's Missing Birth Records, Secret Emails, and the Musk Meltdown That Blew It All Open

If Sergio Gor were applying for any White House job other than the one he already has, he’d never be allowed in the building. Trump too.

Let that sink in.

Gor is Trump’s powerful Director of Presidential Personnel—he decides who gets to work in government. And yet, six months into Trump’s second term, Gor himself has not completed a background check. His SF-86 security form? Missing. His country of birth? Disputed. His email history? Linked to Russian domains and suspicious aliases. His past? A collection of political loyalty, vague credentials, and a deeply suspicious 2018 trip to Moscow.

He’s vetting 4,000+ government hires… but nobody vetted him.

And now, Elon Musk, of all people, is blowing the whistle—publicly accusing Gor of lying about where he was born on federal forms, calling him a “snake,” and fanning allegations that Gor might be a Russian agent operating in plain sight.

It sounds like a spy thriller. It might actually be worse.

WHO IS SERGIO GOR?

Sergio Gor claims to be a Maltese-born, American-raised GOP staffer who clawed his way up from squirrel-costumed campaigner to the top personnel gatekeeper in the White House.

But the math doesn’t add up.

According to Gor, he was born in Cospicua, Malta, in 1986. But Maltese authorities now say they have no record of any such birth. When asked under oath, Gor refused to state his place of birth, only saying it “was not Russia.”

Helpful.

His original name, according to multiple reports? Gorokhovsky. He reportedly attended college under that surname before changing it. And data leaks reveal that the alias “Sergio Gor” is connected to Russian email accounts and a password reused across multiple identities tied to one man: Sergey Anatolyevich Goryachev of Saratov, Russia.

Yes, that’s real.

Brian Krebs, the respected cybersecurity journalist, initially confirmed these links—until he walked it back under scrutiny. But by then, it was too late. The allegations had caught fire, fueled by a meltdown between Gor and Musk, and now we’re watching a slow-motion spy scandal unfold on the public stage.

THE RISE OF A SHADOW OPERATIVE

Here’s the official resume:

• RNC campaigner, Hill staffer for Michele Bachmann and Steve King

• Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Rand Paul

• Participant in Rand Paul’s 2018 Moscow trip, hand-delivering a Trump letter to Putin

• Trump 2020 fundraiser

• Publisher for Trump Jr.'s vanity press (Winning Team Publishing)

• Founder of the Right for America SuperPAC, spending over $70M for Trump in 2024

• DJ at Mar-a-Lago (seriously)

• Appointed Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office in 2025

And here’s what’s off the books:

• Can’t verify his birth in Malta

• Never filed standard SF-86 security paperwork

• Refused to provide school records

• Accused by Elon Musk of committing a federal crime

• Linked to multiple email addresses in Russia

• Allegedly blocked a Musk-backed NASA nominee in a “settle the score” move

• Central figure in a Trump-Musk feud that ended with public accusations of espionage

Even before the spy allegations, Gor was controversial. His rise was fast and lucrative. He went from Senate staffer to Florida mansion owner and Trumpworld kingmaker in record time. He enforces Trump’s loyalty tests. He helped revive Schedule F (the plan to purge the federal government). And he reportedly rejected Musk’s personnel picks, prompting Musk to rage that Gor had sabotaged his role in government.

TIMELINE OF A MELTDOWN

• 2018: Gor visits Moscow with Rand Paul, delivers Trump letter to Russian officials

• 2020–2022: Publishes MAGA coffee-table books, makes millions, buys mansion

• 2024: Helps run Right for America PAC; becomes Trump’s “personnel czar”

• Jan 2025: Takes office in the White House—but skips standard background vetting

• May 2025: Musk resigns from his government role after clashing with Gor

• June 7, 2025: Trump pulls Musk’s friend’s NASA nomination—at Gor’s suggestion

• June 17, 2025: NY Post reveals Gor never submitted security clearance paperwork

• June 19, 2025: Elon Musk calls Gor “a snake” publicly on X

• June 20, 2025: Musk says Gor “deliberately lied” on federal forms—a felony

  

• Same day: Spy rumors go viral. Multiple identities, emails, and even high school posts resurface

• Brian Krebs retracts his evidence, but damage done. Public suspicion explodes

CONNECTING THE DOTS

This isn’t just about Sergio Gor. It’s about Trump’s inner circle, his pro-Russian tilt, and how a government can be compromised by cronyism, willful ignorance, or worse—collusion.

• Gor was in Rand Paul’s office when Russian money was funneled into Trump’s campaign.

• He has a close relationship with Matt Gaetz, whose own scandals are far from over

• He helped publish Trump’s revenge books, enriched himself, and embedded with Don Jr.

• He’s accused of actively purging disloyal staff and kneecapping Musk’s influence

• And now, he's the guy hiring everyone who works in the executive branch

Let’s say it out loud: If he is compromised, the entire federal hiring process is compromised.

And maybe that’s the point.

TRUMP’S RUSSIA HEEL TURN

The Sergio Gor scandal isn’t happening in a vacuum. It’s happening at a moment when:

• Trump is praising Putin as a “strong leader”

• Trump skipped out on Zelensky’s G7 appearance

• Trump threatened to cut Ukraine aid

• Trump’s allies are trying to purge the intelligence community

• Russian talking points are repeated nightly on Fox News

Now ask yourself: if you were Putin, and you wanted to place a loyal asset in a position of maximum influence in the Trump White House, what job would you want them to have?

Answer: Director of Presidential Personnel.

The one hiring everyone else.

SO WHAT NOW?

This isn’t a closed case. Sergio Gor hasn’t been charged with a crime. But neither has he disproven the growing pile of red flags:

• A fake or unverifiable birthplace

• Questionable past aliases

• Russian email domains and reused passwords

• A failure to file legally required vetting documents

• A clear effort to consolidate pro-Trump, anti-democracy power inside the U.S. government

And the White House? They’re circling the wagons. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the entire scandal as “baseless gossip.” Trump called it “a hoax.” Elon Musk, however, seems dead serious.

He called Gor “a snake.”
He accused him of lying on federal forms.
He said it’s a crime.

And he might be right.

CONCLUSION: WE NEED ANSWERS

We cannot let a man with a disputed identity, unverifiable birthplace, and incomplete security file run the entire hiring operation for the United States government.

If Sergio Gor has nothing to hide, let him prove it.

Release the birth records.
Submit the SF-86.
Open the books.

Until then, this isn’t just a scandal. It’s a security threat. But so is Agent Trumpnov, so whatever.