{"id":45744,"date":"2025-01-21T07:59:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/elon-musks-doge-sued-after-trumps-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T07:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:59:52","slug":"elon-musks-doge-sued-after-trumps-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/elon-musks-doge-sued-after-trumps-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE sued after Trump\u2019s inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1671186156038-91bde513-42c2-4f3d-b8ad-1e9a81285cec-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1671186156038-91bde513-42c2-4f3d-b8ad-1e9a81285cec-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1671186156038-91bde513-42c2-4f3d-b8ad-1e9a81285cec-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1671186156038-91bde513-42c2-4f3d-b8ad-1e9a81285cec-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Three lawsuits have been filed against the Musk-led DOGE agency<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">According to a lawsuit, DOGE violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) agency reportedly had three lawsuits filed against it within minutes of President Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In a 30-page lawsuit, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/01\/20\/doge-trump-musk-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, public interest law firm National Security Counselors questions the legality of the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/search\/Donald+Trump\">Trump<\/a> said he\u2019d create to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/trump-confirms-musk-and-ramaswamy-will-lead-doge-agency-to-drive-out-wasteful-spending\/\">dismantle government bureaucracy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/search\/DOGE\">DOGE<\/a> violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which requires advisory committees to follow certain rules, including allowing public involvement.<\/p>\n<p>National Security Counselors state that DOGE meets the requirements to be considered a \u201cfederal advisory committee.\u201d Yet, while similar agencies follow a \u201cfairly balanced\u201d representation, keep meeting records, and allow public involvement, as required by law, DOGE doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, written by Kel McClanahan, executive director of National Security Counselors, reads:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDOGE is not exempted from FACA\u2019s requirements. All meetings of DOGE, including those conducted through an electronic medium, must be open to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with Musk, Trump appointed biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead DOGE; however, Ramaswamy is expected to step aside to focus on running for governor of Ohio, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/01\/19\/ramaswamys-future-at-doge-is-in-doubt-as-he-prepares-to-announce-bid-for-ohio-governor-00199173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DOGE has, reportedly, already hired dozens of people who work out of Musk\u2019s SpaceX offices in Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p>The two other lawsuits were filed by a group that includes the American Federation of Government Employees and the State Democracy Defenders Fund. In another case, the plaintiffs are the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the American Federation of Teachers.<\/p>\n<h2>Cutting important programs<\/h2>\n<p>Despite its name, DOGE isn\u2019t a department of the US government.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, the agency aims to provide advice and guidance outside of the US government and to work with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget as they \u201cdrive out the massive waste and fraud\u201d within the $6.5 trillion federal budget.<\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/bitcoin-breaks-75k-as-crypto-celebrates-donald-trump-election-win\/\">Trump\u2019s election win in November<\/a>, he said in a post on Trust Social that Musk and Ramaswamy will \u201cdismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies \u2013 Essential to the \u2018Save America\u2019 movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1856520760656797801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, Musk said all actions of DOGE \u201cwill be posted online for maximum transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Ambassador Norm Eisen, co-founder and executive chair of the State Democracy Defenders Fund, DOGE isn\u2019t about getting rid of redundant staff, \u201cthis is about billionaires gutting important programs that American citizens across the country rely on every single day without adequate transparency or accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/elon-musks-doge-sued-after-trumps-inauguration\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Three lawsuits have been filed against the Musk-led DOGE agency According to a lawsuit, DOGE violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) agency reportedly had three lawsuits filed against it within minutes of President [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362367,"featured_media":45745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45744"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}