Posted on 02/08/2025 8:18:05 PM PST by george76
"How on Earth are we supposed to stop fraud and waste of taxpayer money without looking at how money is spent? That’s literally impossible!" Musk wrote on X
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk slammed an Obama-appointed federal judge for blocking his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department payment systems for at least one week.
"This ruling is absolutely insane! How on Earth are we supposed to stop fraud and waste of taxpayer money without looking at how money is spent? That’s literally impossible! Something super shady is going to protect scammers," Musk wrote Saturday on X.
According to Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer's order, access to payment records would be limited to "civil servants with a need for access to perform their job duties within the Bureau of Fiscal Services who have passed all background checks and security clearances and taken all information security training called for in federal statutes and Treasury Department regulations."
Wait until NC finds out about FEMA.
Do it anyway.
You know, like the democrats do.
Can you think of any recent court rulings they’ve obeyed?
I can’t.
Who’s gonna stop you?
State judicial branch versus federal executive branch.
I think Constitution will sort this out quickly.
Many Federal Judges supported by Traitor Roberts need to go to Gitmo’ as Domestic Terrorists [as outlined/defined by the former high level ‘Rats at the DoJ and FIB].
Ban Judge Paul Engelmayer from entering all federal government buildings.
Department payment systems for at least one week.“
After the week it goes from this Obama judge to a Biden Judge. So the rat AG’s got hand picked rat hack judges just like 2016. Until Trump goes Andy Jackson he will be hobbled.
It remains to be seen how long he and his cohorts can tie it up. Weeks? Months? Years?
They didn’t just tip their hand, eh? Thieves!
Yeah, what are they hiding????
Do we are do we not have an executive branch of government which the U.S. president is head of?
What about Trump's newly appointed Sec Treas Scott Bessent? Could not he and HIS staff (to include whomever he wants I think) access the records?
This Engelmayer is a crooked stooge whose puppet strings are being pulled by corruptocrats embedded in hidden places in the government.
The Demonicrat judges have been activated as the next-to-last way to try and stop President Trump and DOGE from uncovering the treasonous actions of Demonicrats (and RINOcrats).
The last way will be for the Demonicrats to signal their trained Antifa terrorists to begin an insurrection.
The Demonicrats and their judges need to be indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced for giving aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States.
Bessant was banned as well, which is absolute madness.
OK then - No one can access Treasury data per judge - If nobody has access, there can be no signature - checks cannot go out w/out a signature so I guess nothing can be paid.
Trump should speak to the people and tell them the judge will not allow them to be paid. Thank Judge (whatever the name is). THAT ought to piss people off.
How can 1 judge override our Pres. IF that is true then why have a Pres?
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which includes Manhattan, does not cover Washington D.C. Why is anything this judge says being listened to in DC? Perhaps scum Roberts could tell him to stay in his lane?
Roberts is part of the problem.
“Until Trump goes Andy Jackson he will be hobbled.”
The US Constitution gives the President power over the operation of the Executive branch, not individual court judges. Separation of powers applies here.
In addition the Constitution states the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over lower federal courts. Therefore all lower federal judges are subject to the Supreme Court.
It is time for Trump to have a private meeting with Chief Justice Roberts. At the meeting Trump should politely, not threatening, ask Roberts to ensure his lower court judges are not exceeding the bounds of separation of powers. It doesn’t look good for the federal courts to be encroaching on the prerogatives of the Executive branch as defined in the Constitution. Roberts should then have a conversation with the errant judge who should remove his order.
If Roberts refuses, Trump should wait to see what happens. If it appears there will be a long drawn out law fare stalling game, Trump should appeal directly to the people. Tell them he was identifying fraud and gross mishandling of the public money. The Supreme Court is encroaching on his powers. As the people to call and write Justice Roberts and their Congressmen and Senators to protest the courts interfering in a legal audit of the nation’s finances. Express concern the courts may be corrupted.
If Trump goes Andy Jackson, and simply refuses a lower court order, he will play into their hands. Best to force Roberts to do his job as Chief Justice. Roberts doesn’t want Trump to go to the people because he can’t afford the Supreme Court to have the people no longer trust it.
Walk through the doors with the Treasury Secretary.
He can call the leftwing judge and explain just who is in charge.
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