Summary

The White House now claims Elon Musk is not leading DOGE, despite Trump previously stating Musk was in charge of the task force cutting $2 trillion in federal spending.

A court filing says Musk is only a senior adviser without formal decision-making authority. However, Musk’s tweets and Trump’s remarks suggest he has been directing DOGE’s activities.

The revelation raises legal concerns, as lawsuits argue DOGE violates the Appointments Clause by bypassing Senate confirmation.

A federal judge is set to rule on an emergency motion against Musk’s involvement.

  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Reminder: this guy could be impeached and out of office in under 24 hours, but every single Republican is actively choosing to be a Nazi instead.

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      2 days ago

      He was impeached multiple times the last time he was in office, why would doing it again magically dethrown him?

      Let’s be honest we all know what needs to be done to remove them from power.

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        Impeachment is what the House does, and it is basically a formal accusation. It then goes to the Senate for conviction, which if successful results in removal.

        Given that the Rs in both chambers are complicit in Trump’s actions, neither of his impeachments resulted in a conviction, and he is equally unlikely to be impeached under the current Congress.

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
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      Impeachment is only the first step, Orange Hamburglar has already been impeached multiple times, but the DoJ has never levied actual charges against him, so the act of impeachment itself is just a badge of dishonor until the government chooses to enforce its own laws. Asinine setup from beginning to end to protect criminals in power.