A federal judge maintained a ban against Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency accessing Treasury records containing personal data of millions, amid ongoing litigation involving 19 Democratic attorneys general against President Trump. While the ban against Musk's team remains, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas clarified that Treasury officers appointed by Trump can still access these records, emphasizing that not all appointees are restricted. The Justice Department argued that the ban is unconstitutional, asserting that it hampers the President’s ability to direct his agency leaders effectively, constituting an unprecedented interference with Executive Branch operations.
Basic democratic accountability requires that every executive agency's work be supervised by politically accountable leadership, who ultimately answer to the President.
The ban limits Trump's ability to give direction to his subordinates to ensure that annual outlays of $5 trillion by Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service are being handled with efficiency.
Collection
[
|
...
]