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(Business Insider, August 6, 2025) "A key member of the Department of Government Efficiency was attacked in an attempted carjacking in Washington, DC, over the weekend, authorities said — and a newly-released police report sheds light on what the staffer said happened."

"Business Insider obtained a copy of the incident report from the Metropolitan Police Department."

"The police report says that around 3 a.m. on Sunday, MPD officers in a cruiser saw a group of about 10 young people surrounding Coristine's car and assaulting him."

"The officers quickly intervened, and the suspects started to run, according to the incident report. Police were able to stop two of them — a 15-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl — who they later arrested on a charge of unarmed carjacking."

"Coristine told police that the group approached him and a woman, identified in the report as his 'significant other,' and made a comment about taking the vehicle, the police report said."

" 'At that point, for her safety, he pushed his significant other' into the vehicle 'and turned to deal with the suspects,' the police report said, adding that the assailants then began to beat Coristine."

"The police report says that an iPhone 16 was stolen during the incident."

"Coristine was treated at the scene for his injuries by emergency responders, police said."

"A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department told Business Insider that its incident report is accurate and contains no errors."