The administration of President Donald Trump is being prosecuted to the “huge and unprecedented” alleged “Illon Musk” “ In storming the US government’s payment systems. The lawsuit, which was filed in the Washington Court of DC Federalism on Monday evening by the public citizen of the call, calls on the court to stop “illegal, continuous, systematic and continuous disclosure of personal and financial information … to Elon Musk and other members of the so -called” Ministry of Government efficiency) or For anyone else. “
General citizen The lawsuit filed Against the Treasury Ministry on behalf of the alliance with retired Americans, the American Union of Government Persons, and IDF employees days after the emergence of reports that Musk and Doge had been able. The lawsuit claims that the Treasury, led by the recently appointed Secretary Scott Beesant, violated the 1974 privacy law and the internal revenue laws surrounding the tax motivated information by allowing Musk and Doge to reach these regulations.
“People who should share information with the federal government should not have to share information with Elon Musk or” DOGE “, as the complaint says.” Federal law says they are not on them.
The lawmakers also called on investigations into the apparent acquisition of the Ministry of Treasury. During the weekend, Sens wrote. Ron Wydeen (D-WA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to bessent, demanding if it had given “full access” to musk to the federal government payment systems.
“In an explicit phrase, these payment systems cannot simply fail, and any political interference that risks severe damage to our country and the economy,” Widan wroteMember of the Senate Financing Committee. “I can’t think about any good reason for the reason that political operators who have shouted ignorance of the law will need to reach these sensitive and attacking systems.”
Wydeen’s message has ended with a list of questions for Bessnt, including whether officials associated with Musk or DOGE have requested or were granted access to financial service payment systems. Wydeen also asked about the information security measures taken to ensure that the access of Musk and Doge to government payment systems “does not lead to infiltrators and foreign spies or access to financial service payment systems.”
in Separate messageWarren asked about the insert guarantees to ensure that access to these systems is not misused, as well as the measures taken to protect sensitive data for Americans, including social security numbers. Warren asked that Bessent respond to her questions by February 7, while Widan asked for a response by February 12. Don’t specify any of the letter what happens if Bessent refuses to respond.
Bradley Moss told the National Security Lawyer, freedom The administration may face other legal challenges for Doug’s attempts to equip the federal bureaucracy. Organizations that are funded due to freezing in the USA’s International Development Agency payments can be sued, and federal employees who are disinfected by Duj. Moss said that Congress, too, could challenge Dog’s efforts to “reserve the money allocated by Congress for specific agencies, contracts or programs.”
Moss said: “It is clear that President Trump is in a stage” just doing this and be myths. “He pays all limits to find out what he can accomplish before anyone can legally stop him, if any. It remains to see whether the courts will verify its authoritarian actions, as it is clear that the Republican majority in Congress will not do so. “
