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Elon Musk Calls For Impeachment of “Corrupt Judge” Who Blocked DOGE

Elon Musk is calling for the federal judge who blocked DOGE from accessing critical Treasury Department payment systems to be impeached.

Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who was originally appointed by Obama, has placed a temporary blockage on DOGE’s access to data from the Treasury Department, effective until the next court date on February 14.

His ruling completely hinders DOGE’s ability to continue the work they set out to do — thus, preventing them from carrying out the mandate set forth by the American people to cull government waste and corruption.

This morning, Elon Musk responded to a great X post from Glenn Beck, who did an excellent job breaking down what’s going on.

I’ll drop that post from Glenn Beck here:

In his reply, Musk called for the “corrupt judge” to be impeached ASAP:

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Previously, Elon Musk had responding the ruling, calling it “absolutely insane”:

The Hill reported:

Tech billionaire and the anchor of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk is calling for the impeachment of the federal judge who made a decision early Saturday morning that the Treasury Department should block access to anyone “other than civil servants with a need for access to perform their job duties” from its payment systems.

The decision came after Musk saw his staffers attempt or succeed in accessing databases in various departments, supercharge a federal worker buyout program and shrink the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workforce this week.

Newsweek added some more background:

Elon Musk has called for U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, who temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to sensitive Treasury records on Saturday, to be impeached.

“A corrupt judge protecting corruption,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, the social media platform he bought in 2022 for $44 billion, on Saturday night. “He needs to be impeached NOW!” he added.

Why It Matters

President Donald Trump created DOGE with an executive order signed on his first day back at the White House. The department, led by Musk, was charged with “modernizing federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” In Musk’s words, the goal of the department is “to stop fraud and waste of taxpayer money” by looking at how money is spent by government agencies.

But DOGE’s unchecked access to sensitive internal data of agencies across the federal government—which include the private information of millions of Americans—has drawn criticism by several government and state officials, who said it could violate federal laws and condemned Musk’s accumulation of power.

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On Saturday, Engelmayer—who was appointed by former President Barack Obama—sided with those expressing these concerns.

What to Know

U.S. District Judge Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction barring Musk and his DOGE team from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records. He also ordered the DOGE to destroy any they might already have obtained since January 20.

Additionally, the judge stated that Treasury records from the Bureau of Fiscal Services can only be accessed by specialized civil servants who need them as part of their jobs. The Trump administration cannot grant access to political appointees, special government employees, or those outside the Treasury—including Musk.

These conditions will remain in place until February 14, when the judge scheduled the next court hearing.

Engelmayer’s decision follows lawsuits from 19 Democratic attorneys general against the Trump administration over the fact that unelected “special government employee” Musk and the DOGE, which is not an official government department, were given access to the sensitive records. But the move has outraged Musk, who called it “absolutely insane,” saying it prevents him from exposing alleged fraud in the federal government.

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Sen. Mike Lee: “The has the feel of a coup…”

Sen. Mike Lee: "The has the feel of a coup..."

There's a reason he goes by @BasedMikeLee on X....

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Because Mike Lee is one of the (few) good guys in Congress.

And he just came right out and said what we are all thinking: the Judge that just denied DOGE from seeing where all of our money is spent, feels like a judicial coup:

He's 100% right, and I replied to him saying this needs to escalate to SCOTUS immediately:

If the President and the Sec. of Treasury are not allowed to even see where our money is going, then we no longer have a country.

In fact, calling it a coup even feels too simple....is this TREASON?

Has this been a multi-decade long attack on the USA from within?

Rep. Darrell Issa says he will be introducing legislation this week to attack this issue, and that's good, but we need the SCOTUS to step in immediately as well:

Kyle Becker had a great write up over on his Substack (go subscribe):

A ‘rogue’ federal judge in New York named Judge Paul A. Engelmayer has essentially made himself the new Secretary of the Treasury.

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That’s the level of absurdity we we are talking about in regards to a judge’s recent ex parte order stopping the Secretary of the Treasury from having access to financial data being managed by his subordinates.

A federal judge in New York on Saturday issued an emergency injunction prohibiting Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment system, citing risks of "irreparable harm" to millions of Americans' sensitive data.

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer’s preliminary order bars DOGE personnel from examining Treasury records and mandates that any material previously downloaded be destroyed. The ruling overrides a separate federal judge’s decision on Thursday that had permitted limited "read-only" access for two DOGE employees. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 14.

Engelmayer's order comes in response to a lawsuit filed Friday by 19 Democratic attorneys general against President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and the Treasury Department. The attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, argue that DOGE’s access to the Treasury’s payment system was granted without public notice, explanation, or a privacy impact assessment.

“Bessent’s implementation of Treasury’s new broader access policy, allowing Musk and his DOGE team to access BFS’s payment systems, was adopted without any public announcement or explanation,” the lawsuit states. “Defendants have provided no reasons at all to justify the new policy.”

In a video statement Friday, James accused Musk and DOGE of illegally obtaining sensitive financial data and attempting to interfere with government payments.

“This unelected group, led by the world’s richest man, is not authorized to have this information, and they explicitly sought this unauthorized access to illegally block payments that millions of Americans rely on—payments for health care, child care, and other essential programs,” she said.

More on the Judge and the Coup here:

BLOCKED: Judge Halts DOGE Access to ‘Sensitive’ Treasury Records After Payments to Terr*rists Discovered

BLOCKED: Judge Halts DOGE Access to 'Sensitive' Treasury Records After Payments to Terr*rists Discovered

The Department of Government Efficiency has taken a hit, or at least a bit of a setback.

Early this morning a federal judge ruled that DOGE could not access the Treasury Department payment system containing payment records.

It will likely come as no surprise that the New York AG office of Letitia James is involved.

The lawsuit leading to the restriction originated from her office after an assortment of state Attorney Generals -- 19 in all -- sued President Trump on privacy related issues concerning DOGE's access to the system.

The case was filed in federal court in NYC, and went forward even after Elon Musk publicly acknowledged that DOGE had discovered rubber-stamped payments going out to TERROR GROUPS, seemingly without oversight.

Or at least, no record that any fraudulent or terror-related payments had ever been stopped -- EVER.

U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer put the restriction in place early this morning, according to a report in the New York Post:

Early Saturday, a federal judge blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.

US District Judge Paul Engelmayer issued the order after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump.

The case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system in violation of federal law.

The payment system handles tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans’ benefits and much more, sending out trillions of dollars every year while containing an expansive network of Americans’ personal and financial data.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office filed the lawsuit, said DOGE’s access to the Treasury Department’s data raises security problems and the possibility for an illegal freeze in federal funds.

More than a dozen states sued to restrict DOGE's access to the Treasury Department payment system, according to an ABC news affiliate out of Chicago:

In a plot twist, an agreement was reached.

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly agreed to allow two designated "special government employees" to maintain access to the Treasure Department system, but with read-only access.

In other words, they are the only two employees of DOGE that are currently allowed to access the system, but they are not allowed to change anything.

The agreement was reached this morning after the initial ruling halting access, according to a story by NBC News:

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly signed off on the agreement Thursday morning. The agreement will stay in place until she rules on the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction, which will be the subject of a Feb. 24 hearing.

Nandan Joshi, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said, “We’re pleased that the court acted quickly to put in safeguards to protect people’s personal information until the facts are sorted out. Americans who rely on Social Security and similar programs should be able to trust their government to handle their sensitive information with the utmost care. No one should ever face having their personal information used for improper purposes without their consent, which is why we’ve brought this case.”

Reached for comment on the order, a White House official said in a statement, "Those leading this mission with Elon Musk are doing so in full compliance with federal law, appropriate security clearances, and as employees of the relevant agencies, not as outside advisors or entities."

Currently, the DOGE team has no legal ability to pause, delete, or add a payment to the system.

Here's the full text of that post:

81yo Judge Kollar-Kotelly is the same judge that sentenced 75yo pro-life protester Paula Harlow to two years in prison. Now she's blocking Trump's administration from making changes to the Treasury Department's payment system. DOGE is blocked completely and Treasury officials have 'read-only' rights. This means that, if Trump's team follows the rules, no one can pause, delete, or add a payment. This is no way to run a government. Also, the DOJ lawyer handling the case for the Trump administration is the same one that was involved in the case that provided a $2M settlement to Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. The swamp is deep - keep draining Mr. President.

The lawsuit in effect claimed that the new Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, improperly allowed Elon Musk's DOGE team to access the payment system.

However, DOGE insists it has operated according to the law and proper procedure.

Whereas the lawsuit charges that DOGE is a rogue entity or third-party, DOGE has consistently argued that it is operating as a government employee whose express job is to audit the payment history and gut wasteful -- or corrupt -- spending.

"Billions" of fraudulent payments are still being approved by the Treasury, says Elon Musk, according to a Fox News report:

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from obtaining access to certain Treasury Department payment records.

The order comes after the Justice Department on Wednesday agreed in a proposed court order to limit access to the sensitive records to only two "special government employees" within DOGE, who will have read-only permission. Kollar-Kotelly approved the motion in a brief order Thursday.

Several government employee unions brought suit over who could access the material as part of a government-wide evaluation of programs and systems, led by DOGE.

The lawsuit claimed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent allowed improper access to Elon Musk’s team, potentially exposing personal financial information to unauthorized individuals.

Under the order, only Musk ally Tom Krause, CEO of Cloud Software Group, and Marko Elez — an engineer and former Musk company employee — will continue to have access to Treasury’s Fiscal Service, but they will not be allowed to make any changes to the program.

The order identifies both Krause and Elez as "Special Government Employee[s] in the Department of the Treasury."

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, claimed Thursday on X that "Billions of taxpayer dollars to known FRAUDULENT entities are STILL being APPROVED by Treasury."

A hearing is scheduled for February 24th, during which time a final ruling is expected to be handed down.

Until then, DOGE is in a holding pattern regarding the payment system for the Department of the Treasury.

This is a developing story.  We will bring you updates with more information as it becomes available.


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