Whistleblower fired from Trump’s Truth Social after turning over docs now makes $16-an-hour at Starbucks

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A former top executive at Donald Trumps Truth Social media company who was booted for being a whistleblower is back to the daily grind as a $16-an-hour Starbucks barista.

It’s an honest day’s work, Will Wilkerson told the Washington Post of his new gig in North Carolina.

Wilkerson, 38, has provided 150,000 emails, contracts and other internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and probers in Florida and New York who are probing Trump’s Media and Technology Group.

A federally protected whistleblower claimed last year that Trumps company violated securities laws and said he could not remain silent as some of its honchos misled investors, including small-time shareholders loyal to the former president.

The company soon fired Wilkerson, accusing him of concocted psychodramas but refusing to address his specific claims, according to the report.

Former Republican Congressman Devin Nunes, the Trump firms CEO, sued Wilkerson for defamation in a Florida circuit court, where Nunes said he suffered anxiety, insecurity, mental illness and emotional anxiety as a result of former workers’ comments.

Wilkerson is the executive vice president of operations for the former presidents media business and a co-founder of the Trumps Truth Social website.

He said Truth Social, which was launched as a rival to Twitter, suffered from infighting and technical snafus as executives vied for Trump’s favor.

Will Wilkerson now works at Starbucks after being fired from Truth Social. The Washington Post via Getty Images

One day, you know, [Trump] is in a very, very happy mood, Wilkerson said. The next day, he would read something in the paper and just scream, angry. That’s what we’re talking about.

Emails Wilkerson later provided to investigators included an exchange between then-top employee and fellow co-founder Andy Litinsky, who was allegedly fired as payback for refusing to give up some of his shares , worth millions of dollars, to former First Lady Melania Trump, according to the outlet.

Trump acquired 90 percent of the company’s shares in exchange for the use of his name and his involvement.

Wilkerson said that after his firing, he applied for hundreds of jobs.

Starbucks called her the day after she submitted her resume.

He’s now a certified barista trainer at a Starbucks inside a Harris Teeter grocery store in a North Carolina suburb, working 5:30 a.m. shifts in a green apron, the outlet reported.

I love what I do, Wilkerson said.

I made a conscious decision. I knew the risks especially in regards to retaliation, he said of his whistleblower actions. But I don’t think I can sit back and keep quiet, even if I get paid a lot for doing it.

I’m here, and I’m not leaving, he told the Washington Post. In the end, you know, I just want to do the right thing.

Wilkerson is proud of the work he does at Starbucks. Shutterstock Wilkerson provided 150,000 emails, contracts and other internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and probers in Florida and New York investigating Trumps Media and Technology Group.Getty Images

Obviously, though, I’m not shouting from the rooftops here about my past history and my whistleblower status, Wilkerson acknowledged.

If the SEC punishes Trumps company, Wilkerson could earn millions of dollars through the agencies whistleblower reward program.

Trump Media spokeswoman Shannon Devine, asked about the Washington Posts piece, said, This report lazily regurgitates discredited hit pieces, defamatory allegations, and false statistics about traffic levels in the Truth Socials directory.

The Wilkersons’ whistleblowing case is just one in a long list of Trump’s legal woes as the GOP ex-commander in chief makes another bid for the White House.

Trump was recently indicted by a Manhattan grand jury over hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 elections.

He also faces investigations into obtaining classified documents when leaving office and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol.

In addition, Trump is currently facing a civil lawsuit from Jean Carroll, who has accused him of raping her in the spring of 1996.

Trump has denied wrongdoing in each case.

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