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Nineteen states, led by Democratic attorneys general from New York, California, and others, just declared war on President Donald Trump and his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. On Friday, they filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court, accusing the administration of illegally giving Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) access to highly sensitive personal data and financial systems managed by the US Treasury. This lawsuit is of course the result of Trump’s executive order creating D.O.G.E, a temporary unit designed to cut wasteful spending and modernize government tech. What sounds simple on paper has turned into legal chaos and a political disaster. Democrats don’t trust Elon’s intentions The lawsuit claims Trump and Scott let Elon and his D.O.G.E crew have unrestricted access to the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Services (BFS), which is responsible for managing billions of dollars in federal payments, from Social Security and Medicare to critical state funding. According to the states, no one authorized this decision publicly, and no security measures were put in place. “Bessent’s implementation of Treasury’s new broader access policy, allowing Elon and his D.O.G.E team to access BFS’s payment systems, was adopted without any public announcement or explanation,” the states’ legal filing said. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who’s leading the charge, blasted the decision as reckless in her statement. “The President does not have the power to give away our private information to anyone he chooses,” James said. She warned that Elon’s team is attempting to control or halt the flow of federal money to essential programs. The states want the court to issue a permanent restraining order to block D.O.G.E from accessing Treasury data. They’re also demanding stricter vetting for anyone granted access, including mandatory background checks and security clearances, according to the filing. The White House isn’t…

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Filed under: News - @ February 8, 2025 4:18 am