Federal judge won't immediately block Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs

Karoline Leavitt declined Tuesday to say who is leading DOGE

Sounds like transparency to me.

US District Judge Chutkan has REJECTED an effort to block Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing government systems, and facilitating mass firings across the government

Another MASSIVE win for the Trump administration!

Judge Chutkan says the Democrat states have FAILED to provide adequate evidence to block DOGE’s efforts, adding “I'm not seeing it so far.”

Now remember, this judge what she did to Trump, she has no love for the guy whatsoever, but she put her dislikes of the President aside and at least looked at the facts and saw no harm being done by what Musk is doing, again, not shocked by the ruling, anyway back on to more cutting and saving.

The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not technically part of the Department of Government Efficiency team that is sweeping through federal agencies,

Then why is he in the oval office talking to the press while Trump looks insanely bored next to him? This administration is a sick joke.

The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not technically part of the Department of Government Efficiency team that is sweeping through federal agencies, but is rather a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.

And what about his band of merry incels? Who do they report to?

You can see this is trying to get around that fact that nobody elected Musk and there were no Senate hearings to approve him.

Also, DOGE isn't even a real department. It hasn't been authorized by Congress.

Last week, Musk called for the U.S. to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government as part of the push to radically cut spending and restructure its priorities.

Which includes sacking air traffic controllers because we don't care about air safety. Air safety is a waste of money.

And we don't need to look after the nuclear stockpile. That's a waste of time. Who cares if old nukes spread radiation. Not too many will die...

What a pair!

Well, we can either scream and shout while trying to stop these two nut jobs., or, as someone once said: “When your enemy is making mistakes, get out of his way and let him continue.” lol!

Then why is he in the oval office talking to the press while Trump looks insanely bored next to him? This administration is a sick joke

I think Trump was getting annoyed with a few of the reporters who were being rude, watch the video.

Well that's a relief. According to Steve Bannon, Musk is a “parasitic illegal immigrant” whose work is “performative.” (from an interview with UnHerd in the UK)

Well that's a relief. According to Steve Bannon, Musk is a “parasitic illegal immigrant” whose work is “performative.” (from an interview with UnHerd in the UK)

But he seems to be happy that he’s unearthing all of our spent money

https://www.usdebtclock.org/

The clock is finally ticking up

Sounds like something the person in charge would tell them to say.

@bass4funk There's only numbers there, not real data. It's fake. He's just trying to push spending to Elon owned companies just like Trump is.

You can see this is trying to get around that fact that nobody elected Musk and there were no Senate hearings to approve him.

Advisors are not elected. They are appointed.

The Trump administration, on the other hand, says Musk is not a DOGE employee and has “no actual authority to make government decisions himself,” Joshua Fisher, director of the White House Office of Administration, said in court papers.

Yeah, right. Are will that gullible to believe that? We all know that this looking for waste is a scam. Why is most of the agencies that Musk is targeting, ones that were and have been investigating his business projects and companies? Why hasn't he produced hard evidence? Actual audits take time and there are proper procedures to follow, yet, I have not heard of any accountants or lawyers going in to review any records recovered. Also, these agencies were created by Congress. Shouldn't Congress be presented with evidence first and then allowed to make any decisions as to actions that are to be taken? Obviously, Musk and DOGE have no plan whatsoever, or they wouldn't have mistakenly let go workers who were in charge of overseeing our nuclear weapons. So stupid and unprofessional. If an employee made such an error, they should be fired immediately!

There's only numbers there, not real data. It's fake. He's just trying to push spending to Elon owned companies just like Trump is.

Rough estimates plus or minus, that’s fine, at least we know a roundabout idea as to what’s going out and what’s coming in.

By the way, if Trump was so concerned about waste, why pull costly stunts like going to the Superbowl and driving around the racetrack at NASCAR? If someone actually cared about waste, they wouldn't waste taxpayer's money doing those things. I sincerely doubt any of those actions, along with renaming the Gulf of Mexico, actually helped to bring down inflation or the price of groceries. What's next? Is he going to show up at March Madness? The NBA Finals?

Rough estimates plus or minus, that’s fine, at least we know a roundabout idea as to what’s going out and what’s coming in.

It was already known well before Musk arrived. He just turned it into a dog-whistling contest to keep MAGA angry about invented stuff.

Oh, that's right, he needs the money saved to buy Greenland, the Panama Canal, annex Canada, and rebuild Gaza. Those will make America great again.

What's next? Is he going to show up at March Madness? The NBA Finals?

Trump is not a very bright man, but I think even he knows that if he showed up at an NBA game, he would get booed mercilessly.

"Judge Chutkan denied rumors that she found a noose outside her home, reporters say"

The judge says plaintiff can.come back.later on and prove damages in the future

Imagine actually believing this. And having the actual right to vote.

If the right to vote were dependent on an IQ test, the USA would no longer be a democracy per se, but it would almost certainly be in a better position than it is now.

Imagine actually believing this. And having the actual right to vote.

Don’t need to, the receipts confirmed it.

Don’t need to, the receipts confirmed it.

They really didn't, though, that's the whole point.

They really didn't, though, that's the whole point.

That's Trump and Musk's scam. They like to either post outright lies such as millions spent on condoms to Gaza, or find any information, blow up the figures, and then link it to something that the MAGA base hate, such as LGBTQ rights, gender equality, women's rights, birth control, etc. It's why the evidence hasn't been shown in court or to Congress yet. Why is that? Can we actually believe that a bunch of teenage kids know anything about the systems of what all the jargon in various agencies mean?

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You can see this is trying to get around that fact that nobody elected Musk and there were no Senate hearings to approve him.

Advisors are not elected. They are appointed.

That's what I said. Originally Musk was heading up DOGE. But that asks the question: "what Senate hearings approved Musk's appointment to head that organization?

So, now the White House pivots and says "Oh, he's not really the head of DOGE, he's just an advisor to Trump".

They really didn't, though, that's the whole point.

I see, Musk just went into a back room and printed it. ROFL

I see, Musk just went into a back room and printed it. ROFL

In most cases, he actually did, yeah. Because he's a scammer at heart, as proven by his numerous SEC violations.

And that’s even the Jack Smith loving judge that don’t want this smoke!

winning.

quote: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined Tuesday to say who is leading DOGE.

That's not normal in a reputable regime. Not saying who has been appointed to do a job.

A presidential system that permits executive orders that can do so much is basically an elected dictatorship, rather than a parliamentary democracy.

The two houses of the US government seem to have simply been ignored. There are no claims from them of their rights being circumvented.

All of which is exacerbated by the lack of a party of government and a party of opposition. There does not seem to be much party structure in the US. It's all a bit random, so there are no coherent voices or policies.

The Democrats have to take some of the blame for all this - they spent nearly four years failing to prepare candidates for the election, whilst pushing Trump into a legal corner: he had to win the election to stay out of jail. Given how difficult it can be for any incumbent regime to win an election, their failure to prepare was shocking.

Clearly Trump's lot were preparing for a 'shock and awe' takedown. One thing everyone learned from Brexit is that you can win elections promising to do crazy populist stuff, but the inevitable consequences will not be as popular, and can get you erased from power. The tariff taxes will hit home over a period of time, and DOGE firings will impact services.

If anyone in the Democrat 'party', or random association of likeminded folk, is planning to stand in the next election, they should be placing themselves front and centre to deliver criticism of these actions in the name of their party. Bluntly, the campaigning starts now. Unless they just aren't going to bother until the last minute, like last time. Does anyone actually manage the US political parties?

GB, when you dealing with ignorant American,this the result you will get,no amount of time and money,can be used to deal.with American that wants to be ignorant willingly

Five inspector generals who were looking into Musk's companies and projects, such as Tesla, were all fired by Musk and Trump. These people were protected by law, but to Trump and Musk, that of course, means nothing. To them, the law doesn't apply to them. But hey, as long as you're are in the less than 1% of the population who is a billionaire, then you don't have to worry because Trump and Musk are clearly looking out for you.

By the way, isn't it telling that Trump has mentioned that America was the best from the 1870's to the 1920's, which if you remember in history was the gilded age. It was a time when the very rich had it good. However, the poor were very poor. He wants to take America back to that age? I guess he idolizes those robber barons like Rockefeller and Carnegie.

quote: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined Tuesday to say who is leading DOGE.

She would decline to say that it was Tuesday if Trump said it was Wednesday.

So all these cases to block access for DOGE are falling apart almost daily now, aren’t they?

winning.

What's crazy, is that Trump thinks that Canada, our closest neighbor, and traditionally and ally, is a greater threat to the U.S. than Russia is. He wants to attack and villianize Canada and Canadians, but cozy up to Russia. Do we Americans really want to be like Russia?

These people were protected by law,

are they?

so we expecting a partisan and unelected judge to have the authority to reinstate them soon?

despite the duly elected executive having removed them?

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These people were protected by law,

are they?

so we expecting a partisan and unelected judge to have the authority to reinstate them soon?

despite the duly elected executive having removed them?

Yes. That's how the country works.

Judges determine whether the executive has broken the law and then orders whatever remediation is appropriate.