Federal judge orders Elon Musk, DOGE to reveal plans to downsize government, identify all employees

foxnews.com ^ | March 13, 2025 | Greg Norman

[V_TWIN]

An Obama-appointed federal judge ordered Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reveal its plans to downsize the government and to identify all its employees, among other actions.

The directives from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan come as 14 Democratic state attorneys general are suing President Donald Trump, Musk and DOGE, arguing that Musk is unconstitutionally wielding power, according to Politico. Chutkan gave Musk and DOGE three weeks to produce the information, which ultimately will help her decide whether to block DOGE’s operations altogether, it added.

[V_TWIN]

I hope President Trump directs Elon to ignore this BS.

[napscoordinator]

I’m sure Elon has a plan. Just print it off.

[joshua c]

doxxing thru discovery

[kiryandil]

alt-President Tanya Chutkan Steps Up To Take The Reins Of The Executive Branch

[coloradan]

It would sure be a shame if all the FBI agents involved in the J6 prosecutions were outed.

[butlerweave]

Sorry Tanya but it’s “Top Secret”

[waredbird]

Start with eliminating Federal district judiciary positions.

[bakeneko]

Elon: “Trump has told us to examine the size and expenses of the Federal Judiciary and see what can be cut; I guess we’ll start with your court.”

[sphinx]

The directives from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan come as 14 Democratic state attorneys general are suing President Donald Trump, Musk and DOGE, arguing that Musk is unconstitutionally wielding power, according to Politico. Chutkan gave Musk and DOGE three weeks to produce the information, which ultimately will help her decide whether to block DOGE’s operations Trump's second term altogether, it added.

Fixed it.

[Faith65]

More BS from these activist judges.
Sick of it!

[ryderann]

The plan can be very simple: “All unnecessary and excessive programs, departments, agencies will be shut down.”

[Waverunner]

... Here come the judge...

[rellic]

Hey judge,
Who is going to enforce your order?
You obviously don’t know how our Federal government REALLY works.

[BOBWADE]

Or simply state that he is a consultant to the president. He has no plans or authority. Simply makes recommendations.

[pierrem15]

Trump has to tell these judges to pound sand at some point or the whole endeavor to cut government and exercise supervision by the elected government over unelected bureaucrats will grind to a halt, which is the purpose of these lawsuits.

He should do a televised announcement and explain exactly why the judiciary is not entitled to control the elected Executive's authority over the unelected government. The judges are not defending citizens against the bureaucracy but the bureaucracy against the citizens.

The judges are simply the bureaucrats' allies in despotism.

[one guy in new jersey]

Elon should just hand the judge PDJT himself and say, here’s my plan.

[cgbg]

I found the detailed plan right here...

“Move fast and break things.”

In reality of course DOGE is only making recommendations to agency heads.

[Faith65]

“Chutkan gave Musk and DOGE three weeks to produce the information, which ultimately will help her decide whether to block DOGE’s operations altogether, it added.”

WOW. JUST. WOW!

[LouAvul]

Yep. She looks like a good American commie. Right race. Right gender. Short hair. All that’s missing is the raised Black Power fist salute.

[mass55th]

Then release all the names of the fired Federal workers that have been living off the taxpayers, how many years they’ve been on the payroll, and their salaries.