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"Elon Musk’s DOGE Sued Minutes After Trump Inauguration"

"The legal status of Musk’s government waste panel was challenged in federal court almost as soon as the president-elect was sworn in."

"A lawsuit claiming billionaire Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” violates federal transparency rules was filed within minutes of President Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, kicking off a legal battle over a key aspect of the incoming administration’s agenda.

In a 30-page complaint obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its filing, the public interest law firm National Security Counselors says that the nongovernmental DOGE panel is breaking a 1972 law that requires advisory committees to the executive branch to follow certain rules on disclosure, hiring and other practices.

Shortly after the election, Trump tapped Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead DOGE in identifying government regulations and spending programs for the White House to cut. The group has already hired dozens of staffers as it works out of the Washington offices of Musk’s company SpaceX, sending emissaries across U.S. agencies to put together a list of recommendations to execute in tandem with the administration and often communicating on the encrypted messaging app Signal. (Ramaswamy, however, is now leaving the DOGE panel to run for governor of Ohio.)"

Jeff Stein reports for the Washington Post January 20, 2025.

SEE ALSO:

"Advocacy Groups File Four Lawsuits Against Musk-Led DOGE" (Lawfare)

"Elon Musk's DOGE Faces 3 Lawsuits Claiming The New Government Agency Violates Federal Law" (ABC7 WJLA)

"Does Elon Musk Think The Government Is The Best Place To Hide Records?" (Freedom of the Press Foundation)

"CREW Requests Records On DOGE" (CREW)

Source: Washington Post, 01/24/2025