Elon Musk's DOGE will be sued minutes after Trump is sworn in: report
X owner Elon Musk will reportedly be hit with a lawsuit within minutes of Donald Trump getting sworn in as president on Monday.
The Washington Post reports that public interest law form National Security Counselors has teed up a complaint alleging that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") violates a 1972 law requiring White House advisory committees to adhere to standards on disclosure and hiring.
"The lawsuit alleges that DOGE meets the requirements to be considered a 'federal advisory committee,' a class of legal entity regulated to ensure the government receives transparent and balanced advice," reports the Post. "These groups, known as FACAs, are required by law to have “fairly balanced” representation, keep regular minutes of meetings, allow the public to attend, file a charter with Congress and more — all steps that DOGE does not appear to have taken."
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Musk founded DOGE with the purported goal of slashing $2 trillion in spending from the federal budget.
MAny experts have scoffed at this goal, as they note that such cuts would not be possible without touching popular programs such as Social Security and Medicare, which Trump has repeatedly vowed not to touch.