Biden’s non-binary nuclear waste worker Sam Brinton LEAVES job
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President Joe Biden’s non-binary nuclear waste official has left the administration.
Sam Brinton, 35, has been fired from his job at the Department of Energy after being accused of stealing luggage in two separate incidents.
The Department of Energy spokesman said Monday night: ‘Sam Brinton is no longer an employee of the DOE. By law, the Department of Energy cannot comment further on personnel matters.
Brinton, who was appointed in June, is now accused of stealing bags at the Minneapolis and Las Vegas airports.
Controversial Sam Brinton, 35, has been fired from his Department of Energy job after being accused of stealing luggage in two separate incidents.
A security video image showed Brinton walking through Harry Reid International Airport with luggage over the summer.
The $320 case, which was lifted off a carousel, was packed with more than $3,000 worth of jewelry, clothing and makeup, according to 8 News Now Investigators.
It is not clear why they targeted the suitcase or if it was because it was from a luxury brand.
It came after Brinton, who uses the pronoun “they,” was also accused of stealing a suitcase at a Minneapolis airport.
Brinton faces charges in the incidents at the Las Vegas and Minneapolis airports and is due to appear in court in Minnesota on December 19.
Security footage captured the moment President Biden’s non-binary energy secretary, Sam Brinton, 35, appeared to steal a suitcase from the Las Vegas airport this summer.
In the selfie, Brinton is wearing a white shirt with a rainbow atomic nuclear symbol design on it. It matches the shirt the suspect is wearing on airport surveillance video, police said.
According to the arrest report, a woman who had traveled from Dulles International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on July 6 filed a police report when she was unable to locate her bag, and after checking with the airline.
The stolen suitcase was described in the report as an ‘Away’ brand, hard-shell, gray ‘Bigger Carry-On’ model, valued at $320.
The woman told police her suitcase had a total value of more than $3,670 and included jewelry, makeup, contact lenses and clothing, according to the report.
When a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer reviewed the surveillance video, the officer “observed several non-verbal cues or abnormalities in the suspect’s body language, which caught his attention,” according to the report.
‘Specifically, Brinton removed the victim’s luggage from the carousel and examined the label.
‘He then placed it back on the carousel, looking in all directions for anyone who might be watching or who might come closer.
“Remove it from the carousel and demonstrate the same behavior by looking around before quickly walking away.”
A suspect was not identified until a police officer saw a news article in November naming Brinton as a suspect in baggage theft at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in September.
The criminal complaint from the incident in Minneapolis describes how Brinton traveled from Washington DC to Minneapolis without a checked bag, but later retrieved one from the baggage carousel once they landed in Minnesota.
Surveillance footage from the airport, which has yet to be released, is said to show them removing the luggage strap from the bag and placing it in their bag.
When the cops first called them, they played dumb. They then called the authorities themselves and admitted to taking the bag, but insisted that it was a mistake and that they were just tired.
The photos in the Minneapolis news matched the suspect in the baggage theft in Las Vegas, according to the warrant filed this week.
Sam Brinton, a career civil servant, is on administrative leave
Department of Energy spokesperson
The warrant revealed that Brinton had posted on Instagram on July 6, the same day as the robbery.
“Thank you @americannuclear for selling me such a cool shirt to wear on my flight today,” the post read.
‘My professional society continues to grow and learn and I am proud of them. My goodness, how we have changed since my service as a chapter president and then on the National Board of Directors. #NuclearPride.’
In the selfie, Brinton is wearing a white shirt with a rainbow atomic nuclear symbol design on it. It matches the shirt the suspect is wearing on airport surveillance video, police said.
Brinton faces charges in both incidents and is due to appear in court in Minnesota on the first charges, related to an incident in September while they were on their way to a conference.
Brinton, a 34-year-old non-binary drag queen, admitted to stealing a navy blue Vera Bradley hard-sided suitcase from the luggage carousel valued at $2,325 after previously lying to police and telling them it was her luggage. Pictured: Brinton was seen heading to the airport on February 28, 2022
The White House has repeatedly refused to comment on the scandal, saying it is a non-political issue.
The Department of Energy has also tried to distance Biden from the issue.
Brinton was appointed in June with much fanfare.
“Sam is also a well-known advocate for LGBTQ youth and has helped ensure protection against the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy in more than half the country,” he said.
“They identify as gender fluid and use the pronouns they, they, and theirs,” her bio reads.
In addition to working at the Department of Energy, they also conducted seminars, including a recent event on spanking.
Brinton lives in Washington DC with her husband.