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DEVELOPING: Obama Judge Pushes Back After Ruling Attacking DOGE is So “Weirdly Written” and “Overly Broad” That It Could Lead to IMMEDIATE Shutdown of Social Security Administration
Gateway Pundit ^ | March 21, 2025 | Staff

Posted on 03/21/2025 8:34:19 PM PDT by Red Badger

A federal judge on Thursday barred DOGE from accessing social security systems.

US District Judge Ellen Hollander, an Obama appointee, said DOGE’s workers are on a “fishing expedition.”

“The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion. It has launched a search for the proverbial needle in the haystack, without any concrete knowledge that the needle is actually in the haystack,” Judge Hollander wrote.

Far-left organizations like AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and other plaintiffs sued the Social Security Administration, Elon Musk, DOGE and other Trump advisors.

“The plaintiffs are the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (“AFSCME”); Alliance for Retired Americans (“ARA” or “Alliance”); and American Federation of Teachers (“AFT”). They have sued the Social Security Administration; Leland Dudek, in his official capacity as “purported Acting Commissioner” of the SSA; Michael Russo, in his official capacity as Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) of the Agency; Elon Musk, in his official capacity as “Senior Advisor to the President and de facto head of” the Department of Government Efficiency; the “U.S. DOGE Service”; the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization; and Amy Gleason, in her official capacity as the DOGE Acting Administrator,” the court document read.

The judge sided with the plaintiffs and said DOGE is likely violating privacy laws with access to social security numbers and other personal information.

On Friday Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek told the Washington Post in an interview that he will likely file an affidavit asking Judge Hollander to clarify her ruling, calling the language “ambiguous,” “overly broad,” and “weirdly written.”

“[In] an interview Friday with The Washington Post, Dudek argued that the judge’s ruling was overly broad and that a reference to “DOGE affiliates” could apply to all employees who access personally identifiable information, or PII, because they are obligated to cooperate with DOGE,” The Washington Post reported.

“Everything in this agency is PII,” Dudek told The Post. “Unless I get clarification, I’ll just start to shut it down. I don’t have much of a choice here.”

Dudek’s comments created a media firestorm, prompting Judge Hollander to issue a letter clarifying her language.

“The Court is aware of several news reports claiming that Acting Social Security Commissioner Dudek believes that virtually all employees of SSA fall within the scope of the Order, including his “IT Staff” and his “anti-fraud team.” And, according to the news reports, Mr. Dudek apparently believes he is required to terminate their access to SSA’s IT systems, in order to comply with the Order,” Judge Hollander wrote in a letter on Friday.

The judge continued, “Such assertions about the scope of the Order are inaccurate. Employee of SSA who are not involved with the DOGE Team or in the work of the DOGE Team are not subject to the Order. A DOGE Affiliate is defined in the Order, inter alia, as a person working on or implementing the DOGE agenda. Moreover, any suggestion that the Order may require the delay or suspension of benefit payments is incorrect.”


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: doge; ellenhollander; judgewatch; socialsecurity; usualprojections; usualsuspects
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1 posted on 03/21/2025 8:34:19 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Why do we even have a President?


2 posted on 03/21/2025 8:38:16 PM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: Red Badger

Another fruitcake judge. DOGE needs to recommed the number of these fags be reduced to not more than 25. It’s obvious the scabs don’t have anything to do.


3 posted on 03/21/2025 8:41:35 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Bureaucratic District "Judges" are the greatest threat to America and Americans.)
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To: Red Badger

A person working on or implementing the DOGE agenda. But aren’t they all supposed to be working with DOGE? I don’t see that her “clarification” actually clarifies anything.

And these bastards pretending that they are the President instead of the guy I elected are making me livid.


4 posted on 03/21/2025 8:43:34 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: Red Badger

Overly broad sounds misogynistic.


5 posted on 03/21/2025 8:45:47 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Bureaucratic District "Judges" are the greatest threat to America and Americans.)
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To: Red Badger
“The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion."

LOL! DOGE found over 3,000,000 active social security numbers for people over age 120.

This one, and the ruling that the US Treasurer couldn't access payments in his own treasury have probably been the two most absurd rulings so far.

And the judge who thought he was an air traffic controller, that was bad too.

6 posted on 03/21/2025 8:46:31 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: butterdezillion

All POTUS Trump has to do is take the DOGE employees looking at SS files Social Security Employees for a few weeks................


7 posted on 03/21/2025 8:46:40 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

United States Digtal Services was created by Obama to remedy the Obamcare website fiasco and has access to ALL FEDERAL DATA SYSTEMS.

Trump/Musk merely repurposed and renamed it to United States DOGE Services.

It is bullet proof and not subject to judicial interference.


8 posted on 03/21/2025 8:47:03 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: Red Badger

Every audit is a fishing expedition


9 posted on 03/21/2025 8:47:31 PM PDT by calljack (Stealing the 2020 Election will go down in history as the worst political miscalculation of all time)
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To: butterdezillion

The judge is incoherent—drunk or high.

This is a bizarre and meaningless decision.


10 posted on 03/21/2025 8:48:17 PM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: Red Badger

Being on a “fishing expedition” is great when finding ways to reduce waste in departments one is responsible for.


11 posted on 03/21/2025 8:49:42 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: Red Badger

“The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic,”

Isn’t that what an audit is?


12 posted on 03/21/2025 8:50:08 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you i9s how they. control you. )
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To: Red Badger

An anonymous White House source announced that DEI Hollander is threatening to shut down Social Security payments to seniors if DOGE continues to uncover Social Security fraud.


13 posted on 03/21/2025 8:50:08 PM PDT by Enterprise ( These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: Red Badger

The judge is engaged in arguing what is known as “the parade of horrible” absent any evidence that any such thing is occurring. The constitution gives POTUS the job of overseeing the executive branch of government, not a group of black robed tyrants. Trump was elected POTUS. No one elected the judges, who are a threat to the Republic.


14 posted on 03/21/2025 8:50:14 PM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: butterdezillion

Maybe the simple solution is for Elon and the amount of staff he deems necessary to do the job agree to be hired on temporary or probationary basis as civil service under Dudek as head. As soon as the Doge work is completed, they can all resign.


15 posted on 03/21/2025 8:51:34 PM PDT by torqemada ("Give it time," said Karma. It is hard, but worth the wait.)
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To: aquila48

It’s also called ‘oversight’, ‘due diligence’ and ‘responsible’...........Things the Libs hate................


16 posted on 03/21/2025 8:52:29 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: cgbg

Is she in the DC district?


17 posted on 03/21/2025 8:56:20 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: torqemada

Exactly—it is trivial to circumvent the judge’s orders.

You could also have DOGE people “consult” to employees in the agency—either under contract or even on a free-lance basis.

It is impossible for judges to micromanage executive functions in the real world.


18 posted on 03/21/2025 8:56:43 PM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: butterdezillion

No clue.

You have seen one kooky leftist judge you have seen them all.


19 posted on 03/21/2025 8:57:39 PM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: Red Badger

“The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion.”

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Yes, it’s called an “audit”. It’s called “accountability”.


20 posted on 03/21/2025 8:59:48 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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