Elon Musk is calling for the impeachment of the federal judge who blocked DOGE from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems.
U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, an appointee of President Obama, issued an order Friday explicitly prohibiting special government employees and anyone from outside the department from getting access to the systems, which would include Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“A corrupt judge protecting corruption,” Musk wrote on X early Sunday. “He needs to be impeached NOW.”
A corrupt judge protecting corruption.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2025
He needs to be impeached NOW! https://t.co/zgnwZuOz2Y
In his ruling, Engelmayer ordered anyone who is blocked from access to the Treasury payment system, which doles out trillions of dollars, to immediately destroy any material they’ve already downloaded.
The judge’s ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 Democratic state attorneys general who expressed concern over the access Musk and his team was getting to the Treasury’s internal information.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, who filed the lawsuit, explained:
President Trump does not have the power to give away Americans’ private information to anyone he chooses, and he cannot cut federal payments approved by Congress. Musk and DOGE have no authority to access Americans’ private information and some of our country’s most sensitive data.
Vice President J.D. Vance sided with Musk on Sunday, claiming the judge has no authority to dictate how the president may exercise his power within the Executive Branch, which includes the Treasury Department.
“If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s also illegal. Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power,” Vance wrote on X.
If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) February 9, 2025
If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal.
Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Saturday said he would introduce legislation to stop “rogue judges” from stymieing Trump and DOGE’s agency audits.
“I’m immediately introducing legislation next week to stop these rogue judges and allow Trump and DOGE to tell you where government is spending your money,” he announced.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2025
In the meantime, DOGE has turned its focus on FEMA, and the Social Security Administration (SSA) may also come under its scrutiny soon.
“Is the left really just a giant kleptocracy? The evidence increasingly suggests it is,” Musk wrote Sunday.
Is the left really just a giant kleptocracy?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2025
The evidence increasingly suggests it is.
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