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President Donald Trump is being pushed to block Elon Musk from taking private advantage of classified US government information after the end of Elon’s short-term federal gig. This pressure came directly from Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who on Wednesday urged Trump to force Elon and all other employees in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to sign legal documents stating they won’t use non-public data gained while working for the government. This request followed concerns that Elon and his team had access to confidential data spanning a wide range of agencies, which could end up being used for personal gain once they leave public service. Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, pointed out that DOGE’s staff includes many former employees from Elon’s companies like Tesla and SpaceX, and that they’ve had what she described as “unprecedented” access to massive amounts of sensitive information. The agencies involved include the Social Security Administration, the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and others that aren’t named. Shaheen’s concern is that without firm restrictions, some of these individuals could jump right back into the private sector and use what they’ve seen behind closed doors to strengthen their own businesses or those tied to Elon. Shaheen raises alarm over ethics risks with DOGE departures In her letter to Trump, Shaheen warned about what she described as the dangerous mix of tech insiders and government access. “I am very concerned that SGEs [special government employees], many of whom come from the tech field, may return to the private sector and use nonpublic information from the federal government to give their personal business activities an unfair and anticompetitive boost,” she wrote. Shaheen also said that Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist under Trump, shares this concern. Bannon told Semafor’s Ben…

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