Project 2025 director fired for professional misconduct, Heritage says

The former director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 was dismissed from his position earlier this year due to professional misconduct and dismissive interactions with colleagues, the think tank announced on Friday.

Paul Dans, who led the presidential transition framework for the conservative organization, was removed from the top position in July as Project 2025 officials said they were concluding its policy drafting phase of the operation. At the time, Dans’s departure was framed as voluntary, which the Heritage Foundation is now walking back to say it was not.