Donald Trump’s administration has been sued four times since his inauguration on Monday thanks to Elon Musk.
It has been two days since Trump became president and he has already sued four times…
Musk’s new title is Department of Government Efficiency – or DOGE for short, like the meme cryptocurrency started by the billionaire.
His role is to aid the Trump administration in finding places to cut government spending.
Elon Musk, known for his distinctive gestures, raised his right arm to the crowd twice on Trump’s inauguration day.
Musk had previously boasted about his ability to slash $2 trillion from the U.S. government’s budget.
However, he later revised the figure to $1 trillion, reasoning that “by aiming for two, you could probably get one.”
Musk was tapped to oversee the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Vivek Ramaswamy.
Ramaswamy, however, resigned mere hours after Trump’s inauguration, leaving Musk in full control of the department.
DOGE has quickly found itself embroiled in legal battles, facing three lawsuits.
These cases have been complicated by Trump’s executive order declaring DOGE a part of the U.S. government, exempting it from classification as a federal advisory committee and therefore not subject to FACA regulations.
A fourth lawsuit, filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, takes a different angle.
Instead of focusing on DOGE’s status, it demands public records to uncover how those claiming to represent DOGE have interacted with the White House since the presidential transition began in November.
According to The Washington Post, DOGE faced immediate legal challenges.
National Security Counselors filed the first lawsuit, arguing that the department meets the criteria for a federal advisory committee and must comply with transparency requirements under FACA.
Similar allegations were made in two other lawsuits, filed by Public Citizen, the State Democracy Defenders Fund, the American Federation of Government Employees, Democracy Forward, and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
They all contend that DOGE’s role in advising the government mandates adherence to FACA rules.
