Posted on 05/23/2025 4:23:30 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Friday to temporarily pause orders that would require Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to publicly disclose information about its operations.
The order came after the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court in a lawsuit filed against DOGE by a government watchdog group.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington argues that DOGE, which has been central to President Donald Trump’s push to remake the government, is a federal agency and must be subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
But the Trump administration says DOGE is just a presidential advisory body aimed at rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government, which would make it exempt from requests for documents under FOIA.
CREW sued in February, claiming that DOGE “wields shockingly broad power” with no transparency about its actions. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper found that its role is likely more than just advisory, noting claims in helping to shutter USAID and cut billions of dollars in government contracts.
Cooper had ordered DOGE to turn over documents and have acting DOGE administrator Amy Gleason answer questions under oath by June 13.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer called Cooper’s orders “extraordinarily overbroad and intrusive."
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington wouldn’t know ethics if it bit it on the ass.
Does anyone still think the Cavalry is coming? I appreciate DOGE and had hopes they would be taken seriously but here we are.
Why doesn’t Bondi declare that DOGE is part of a criminal investigation for criminal fraud on ALL of the work that DOGE is doing and any judge or group would be interfering or will be disclosing evidence of the investigation. Just stall them or tell them to pound sand until the investigation is complete. I don’t know the legalities but I’ve heard plenty of times witnesses saying that they are unable to disclose information that is part of an ongoing investigation. Can anybody here explain or answer on the legalities of this? I don’t know but I THINK it would shut down these scumbags trying to stop DOGE.
I’m not a real attorney, but I have common sense and in my opinion, your idea is a winner.
ACB and JR will destroy the USSC. After Scalia it was over.
The cavalry would have to fight off attacking judges and a munitinee in their own troops in congress at the same time. DOGE is doing something that most Americans want, cut waste and fraud, and the entire government is dug in to make sure it never happens.
Trump is an honest man. So why not? Let them have everything and how it is done so that it can never be used against Trump. No shady deals at all. Total transparency without anything to hide.
Why not? Because Musk has also snagged a whole bunch of fraud that went to Republicans too. And now the Republicans are in self defense mode and pressuring the court.
I would not like to be in Trump’s shoes right now... Expose “both” sides or not... Tough spot to be in right now... Soul searching mode...
“ ACB and JR will destroy the USSC. After Scalia it was over.”
I think Scalia was injected with succinylcholine……
So Bondi has to be The Hammer acting on her end or Musk's time and hard efforts will be wasted. He's already making noises about not throwing good after bad - which would be a crime against us all.
It's bad enough to see Patel and Bongino reigned in on the Epstein situation. Without steel resolve the corrupt Shadow Government will use any means necessary to win because they've been left no other choice.
Chief Justice John Roberts’s rulings are giving me whiplash. But I’ll take the wins if and when they come, no matter how they come. This one is a “temporary” win.
“Why doesn’t Bondi...?”
Why doesn’t Bondi do SOMETHING? I supposed she’ll make it to TV interviews on Sunday.
“Why doesn’t Bondi declare that DOGE is part of a criminal investigation”
That’s a good idea. Have you ontacted anyone to suggest it? Maybe no one has thought of this before. You can call the White House, or write, or write to Bondi, or call your Senators and reps.
I like it - I just sent the first sentence to Bondi via X
Nope! “Were did all those indians come from?!?” Custer
Bingo!
So... That means there is a dishonest selective coverup. There is absolutely no way that ZERO Republicans were not also laundering money through these agencies too.
Absolutely no way...
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