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Elon Musk accused of ‘coup’, running shadow gov’t as DOGE tightens control | Donald Trump News

Billionaire Illon Musk emphasizes its control over large areas of the United States government at an extraordinary speed, pushing the increasing alert of Democrats and constitutional scientists.

In the two weeks that the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, Musk, the head of the alleged government efficiency (DOGE), raised the federal bureaucracy, raising questions about the scope of his authority and warnings of the constitutional crisis, or even a coup.

By acting without supervising the US Congress, the lieutenant Lieutenant brought work The main foreign aid agency for the United States To stop, millions of government employees were able to repetition, and they got access to Classified The sensitive details about millions of Americans, and the control of the payment system that manages the flow of trillion dollars from government spending.

Musk, which was called as a “private government employee” by the White House on Monday, does not occupy an elected position and not part of the cabinet in Trump, whose members need to confirm the US Senate.

“I have never seen anything like that, in the history of the country. Richard Pinter, who held the position of chief ethics of the White House in the administration of former President George W. Bush, said,” We always have the president, cabinet members and treasury minister by the Senate. ” .

“The cabinet members are installed by the president, and they coordinate with the White House to implement policy. You can not only spend the money allocated by Congress.”

As the CEO of Tesla and Spacex, Musk, the richest man in the world, has billions of dollars in government contracts with multiple agencies.

Private government employees, who are usually appointed on a temporary basis, are subject to the rules of ethics most of the morals that apply to the employees of the regular government, “although sometimes in a less restricted way,” according to the summary of the Ministry of Justice.

Under the law, they are restricted to “participating in matters” that affect their financial interests and “may” may require the submission of the financial disclosure report within 30 days of assuming a position, according to the summary.

“Only the Ministry of Justice can impose this statute,” Cathlein Clark, a law professor at Washington University specializing in government ethics, told Al -Jazeera.

“It is reasonable to ask whether the Trump Ministry of Justice will implement the law against Trump’s ally like musk.”

On Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had He took the position From the American Agency for International Development (US Agency for Development), which described Musk as a “criminal organization”.

Hours later, Musk seemed to confirm reports that its business squad took control of the US Treasury payment system, which runs the transfer of funds on behalf of the entire federal government.

“The only way to stop fraud and waste taxpayer money is to follow payment flows and stop suspicious transactions for review. It is clear,” said Musk in a post on the social media platform X.

Of course, this causes those who were helping, incitement to fraudulent payments, inciting and receiving them very annoyed. Very bad. “

On Monday, a group of unions that represent government workers filed a lawsuit against the Treasury and Treasury Secretary, Scott Payette, claiming that Dog’s arrival to the payment system had led to the privacy of millions of Americans illegally.

“Minister Besent’s procedures give individuals affiliated with the full, continuous and continuous dawn to that information for an unlimited period And the International Federation of Service Employees.

“Because the actions of the defendants and their decisions are surrounded by confidentiality, individuals will not even have basic information about the personal or financial information that the defendants share with the external parties or how to use their information.”

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US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order at the White House Oval Office in Washington, DC on February 3, 2025 [Evan Vucci/AP]

At a press conference, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Leader of the Senate, said that the United States is witnessing a “hostile acquisition of the federal government” by a “unprecedented government.”

Alexandria actress Okasio Cortez in the House of Representatives in New York accused the organization of a “bluetic coup”.

“If you want strength, nominate the office and choose it by people.”

Michael Je Gerhardt, a professor of constitutional law at the Faculty of Law at North Carolina University, said that Musk’s impact on the government was non -democratic and perhaps unconstitutional.

“This may be the first time that a person from outside the government has been given publicly curbing.”

“There is no mechanism to keep Elon Musk in the choice.”

“He has everything that Trump allows,” Gerahardt added. “Given his position, the only border on his authority is Trump himself.”

Speaking to reporters at the White House oval office, Trump said that Musk cannot “and” will not “do anything without agreeing to manage it.

“We will give him approval when necessary. It is not appropriate, we won’t do it. Trump said:”

“We think there is a conflict or a problem, we will not let it approach it,” Trump added.

Gerahardt, a professor of law, said that although the presence of “forces behind the throne” was not new in American policy, Musk’s impact on the government showed an unprecedented ignorance of the law.

“There was corruption linked to almost every presidency in American history, but musk challenges the rudeness and ignoring the laws that govern how the government operates,” said Gerhardt.

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2025-02-04 04:20:00

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