Tesla CEO Elon Musk Spars with Moderator over Doge Savings
At Qatar’s economic forum, Elon Musk with journalist Mishal Hussain refrained from Dozi’s savings.
WASHINGTON – On May 23, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts temporarily suspended an order requiring government efficiency to disclose information and answer questions about what it is doing.
Roberts’ simple order gives the Supreme Court additional time to consider whether the lower court order is justified.
Watchdog group Washington’s Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics want to learn more about Doge’s role in Trump’s efforts to dramatically reduce and rebuild the federal government.
Elon Musk, who launched Doge, calls it “the most transparent organization in the government to date.”
However, the Trump administration is exempt from the country’s highest public disclosure law because it claims Doge is a presidential advisory body.
US District Judge Christopher Cooper determined in March that Doge appears to have sufficient independent authority to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
Cooper ordered the Doge to be created by June 3rd by the documents required to measure its authority. He then said by June 13th, crew members must be allowed to question Doge Head Amy Gleason.
The Trump administration called for the Supreme Court to intervene.
The Justice Department claimed that Cooper’s order “turns FOIA to his head,” effectively demanding disclosure before the court found Doge to comply with the law.
That could lead to “opening season for FOIA requests for presidential advisors,” Attorney General John Saurer argued in an emergency appeal.
The Watchdog Group responded that the administration wanted the court to “blindly give in” to Doge’s characterization. It would give the president free rule and create an entity to understand the transparency law, crew told the Supreme Court.
