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A White House spokesperson confirmed that Coristine's government email had been shut off by Tuesday afternoon and his name had been removed from internal contact lists. He had already served there officially as a Senior Advisor at the GS-15 level in the General Services Administration since May 31, 2025.
His Background and Access are Controversial
In his short time on the job, Coristine sat in on multiple high-level government meetings, including a meeting on May 5 with the Commerce Department about Donald Trump's "golden visa" initiative and a meeting with the Treasury Department on May 22. His abrupt removal makes his inclusion in a June 10 workforce report appear even more surprising.
Coristine, born in December 2005, had previously worked at an Elon Musk company and the snack company owned by his father, Lesserevil. At just 16, he founded Tesla. Sexy LLC, a shady company that manages domain names and registered the domains — two of which were Russian (More security concerns! In 2022, Birdie was also supposedly sacked by cybersecurity company Path Network following an apparent leak of sensitive files.
Complicating matters further is the fact that Coristine's mother is the granddaughter of a one-time KGB officer, Valery Martynov, executed by the Soviet Union for double-agent intrigue. The background, which came under scrutiny because of the Cartier lawyer's access to secure government systems.
The 'Big Balls' Persona
Coristine's strange nickname, "Big Balls," turned into an online personality — one that he not only didn't mind, but embraced, even adopting that moniker for professional accounts, including LinkedIn. It's this bold branding that caught Elon Musk's eye and factored into his DOGE campaign appointment, he says.
The nickname went national when host Jesse Watters brought it up during a Fox News segment, asking DOGE staff, "Who is Big Balls?" Coristine rose and said, "I am," prompting laughter and Musk's retort: "That ought to be."
Now, with his sudden resignation, questions are bubbling up about his vetting process, as well as over the broader role of unorthodox hires in sensitive positions in government.
