A former MAHA adviser is asking Susie Wiles and two Trump-linked lobbying firms to preserve records tied to the allegations he aired on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
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Calley Means named Wiles, Ballard Partners and Continental Strategy in a post on X. He asked for records of meetings, policy calls and the access lobbyists were given, according to the post.
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Means sought records involving Bayer, Monsanto and the glyphosate executive order, sugar-industry fundraising tied to federal nutrition policy, and lobbying invoices, meeting calendars and visitor logs.
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Means → seek → policy
The request covers encrypted and disappearing messages, he wrote.
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he → cover → messages
(RELATED: White House Staffers Undermined Pesticide Reform Over ‘National Security,’ Former MAHA Adviser Alleges)
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Means tied the move to reports that Wiles and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair were weighing a lawsuit over the interview, according to his post.
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Blair disputed that account on X, saying he warned Means he would consider suing if defamed.
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he → dispute → Means
“Calley, your poor me act is tiring and embarrassing for a grown man,” Blair wrote.
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In light of suggestions that Susie Wiles and James Blair may pursue legal action over my Joe Rogan interview, I am publicly requesting that she, Ballard Partners, Continental Straregy, and other relevant parties immediately preserve all potentially relevant records and communications, including: ✅All communications between Susie Wiles, Ballard Partners, and their representatives concerning lobbying access, meetings, policy decisions, and corporate clients.
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✅All communications concerning sugar-industry political contributions, fundraising commitments, and discussions about how those interests related to federal nutrition policy.
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interests → concern → policy
This preservation request includes emails, text messages, Signal, WhatsApp, encrypted or disappearing messages, attachments, drafts, and relevant electronically stored records.
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I welcome a full and transparent examination of the facts.
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I → welcome → facts
— Calley Means (@calleymeans) November 8, 2026
The fight grew out of Means’ appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” released Friday.
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He resigned Oct. 22.
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Means said he quit over what he called corruption inside the administration.
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Wiles told him she needed sugar-industry money to win the midterms, Means said in the interview, The Hill reported.
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Hill → tell → interview
He also described being handed the glyphosate order for review.
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Walker Barrett, the assistant to the president for policy, called it final and told him to tell Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that “this is not up for discussion,” Means said.
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President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14387 on Feb. 18, invoking the Defense Production Act to secure domestic supply of glyphosate-based herbicides and elemental phosphorus, according to the Federal Register.
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The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on June 25 that federal pesticide law bars state failure-to-warn claims against Monsanto, a Bayer subsidiary.
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Means alleged Heidi Overton, now Trump’s FDA pick, worked with the Justice Department on why the court should take Bayer’s case, The Hill reported.
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Spokeswoman Allison Schuster previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) the administration already secured extensive victories for the MAHA agenda.
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administration → tell → agenda
A White House official called Wiles essential to that work.
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official → call → work
She hands the job to Stephen Miller on Friday.
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“I welcome a full and transparent examination of the facts,” Means wrote.
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