Nineteen state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was given access.
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents.
US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk and his team to immediately destroy any copies of records.
The move comes after 19 state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after Doge, a cost-cutting initiative led by Musk, was given access to the records.
They argued access for Musk, a “special government employee”, and Doge, which is not an official government department, violated federal law. There was no immediate comment from the White House, President Donald Trump or Musk. [ . . . ]
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