Government submits declaration to Judge Chutkan by top White House official Joshua Fisher saying: Musk is not leader of DOGE. "That explanation...seems to directly contradict the way President Donald Trump and Musk have spoken publicly about the so-called Department of Government Efficiency." Yup - ThreadSky

rgoodlaw.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Government submits declaration to Judge Chutkan by top White House official Joshua Fisher saying: Musk is not leader of DOGE.

"That explanation...seems to directly contradict the way President Donald Trump and Musk have spoken publicly about the so-called Department of Government Efficiency."

Yup

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minerva1.bsky.social•5 days ago

Put Musk on the stand.

gretagroots.bsky.social•5 days ago

They're lying

stevierea.bsky.social•5 days ago

White House: “Musk is not leader of DOGE.”

Anyone who has paid attention ever:

grammer24.bsky.social•5 days ago

* Deny
* Obfuscate
* Delay
(repeat)

piratesandpoets.bsky.social•5 days ago

That Nazi's face looks like a good target for a baseball bat to go smashing into.

loveisphere.bsky.social•5 days ago

The “Government” needs to tell that to Elon Musk

boboinparadise.bsky.social•5 days ago

"a role in which he has “no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself.”"

You should do this vs you shall do this.
Wonder how the judge likes them apples.

ingemarknows.bsky.social•5 days ago

"This appears to come from a desire to escape the obligations that accompany agencyhood — such as being subject to the Freedom of Info Act, the Privacy Act and the Administrative Procedures Act -- while reaping only its benefits," U.S. District Judge John Bates wrote. https://abcnews.go.com/US/white-house-claims-elon-musk-doesnt-run-doge/story?id=118913206

mrgrumpeepantz.bsky.social•4 days ago

Roll the tape. LOL.

allcaps-22.bsky.social•5 days ago

Question - can an agency be created by EO? Seems like there would be a process in place for crediting an agency. Who hired the DOGE people? Weren’t they all retained prior to the Innauguration?

onealmp.bsky.social•5 days ago

The thing we call DOGE wasn’t created as an agency by EO. The EO took the existing United States Digital Service, renamed it United States DOGE Service and wore it like a suit. Of course, the original mission of USDS was to make interacting with the gov on the internet less painful, not fascism.

jandroid9000.bsky.social•5 days ago

He’s a pants on fire liar.

slpbee.bsky.social•5 days ago

Gaslighting as usual

emmie4kids.bsky.social•5 days ago

Lies and more lies. My take is that donold is not in charge much at all. P25 has him by the ear, and he's sundowning.

socialgreedia.bsky.social•5 days ago

I wish I still had the energy to stay up with the rest of you to follow this.

But I'll be back in the morning to check on the DOGE flood, P.R. and court damage.

itus.bsky.social•5 days ago

Let the shell game begin. All designed to delay any Court injunction. Bet it works for a bit.

deadersesq.bsky.social•5 days ago

Please bring out all the stops Chutkan. They're blatantly lying to the Court!

calleigh13.bsky.social•5 days ago

So, Musk is working on verbal orders from Trump so no one can be blamed except the young hackers. Do they realize how many have been jailed or sued working for Trump?

lilyisacat5.bsky.social•5 days ago

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. George Orwell, 1984.

jerseyhighway9.bsky.social•5 days ago

Elon Musk grilled about DOGE transparency, conflicts in Oval Office

Musk was asked if any checks exist for his role or if he's "policing" himself.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elon-musk-faces-1st-questions-doges-transparency-joins/story?id=118705771

jerseyhighway9.bsky.social•5 days ago

Elon Musk's DOGE seeks access to sensitive and restricted IRS data

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/17/doge-seeks-irs-computer-system-access/78960447007/

jerseyhighway9.bsky.social•5 days ago

Elon Musk’s DOGE could break Social Security: Martin O’Malley

https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-doge-could-break-014455923.html

gerstkitty.bsky.social•5 days ago

bfiad.bsky.social•5 days ago

1984. We will tell you what the yruth and facts are mo matter what you heard us say before.

jarocats.bsky.social•4 days ago

So, he's a private citizen illegally accessing the data of other private citizens by hacking into the federal government, then?

What's the penalty for that? Anyone?

I know what I'd like the penalty to be.

bskydog52.bsky.social•5 days ago

No, Musk is the head of D.O.U.C.H.E. It’s easy to confuse the two.

drrealcheepadvice.bsky.social•5 days ago

Get him under oath and you'll prove otherwise.

emzorbit.bsky.social•5 days ago

Remember when they used Trump’s tweets against him in legal filings. Well, Musk’s posts on X are a freaking gold mine.

wasjustwondering.bsky.social•5 days ago

The not leader of DOGE was in the Oval Office last week doing a press conference next to the guy that literally introduced him as the leader of DOGE at that press conference. 🤔

section5.bsky.social•5 days ago

Order. To. Show. Cause. Tomorrow.

lilbittybooks.bsky.social•5 days ago

He said at the start that he reports to Trumps chief of staff. So they will throw her under the bus to save Elon.

pdxlakegirl.bsky.social•5 days ago

Are they going to blame Vivek, now?

1proudliberal.bsky.social•5 days ago

Which begs the question: Who are giving out the instructions to the DOGE people?

drylandgardener.bsky.social•5 days ago

Someone is lyyyyyiiiiinnnnnggggg to a federal judge

sweetiesue1111.bsky.social•4 days ago

Sooo... perjury. I'm sure there will be repercussions... right? RIGHT???

simianinsight.bsky.social•5 days ago

If Musk is not running DOGE he has absolutely no business being anywhere near anything connected to the government.

kitncaboodle.bsky.social•5 days ago

Judges need to start sanctioning DOJ attorneys.

coconutlizard.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oh please!!

teufelhunden0352.bsky.social•5 days ago

I guess they forgot they’re not in Cannon’s court, they actually have to use truth and facts in front of a real judge!

plannedtheride.bsky.social•5 days ago

They're so bad at this, it's good.

dogpaws42.bsky.social•5 days ago

Repubs in disarray.

maxmutant.bsky.social•5 days ago

so what constitutional authority does Elon Musk have then?

allcaps-22.bsky.social•5 days ago

He didn’t have any to begin with - and this just makes the whole thing CraZY!

dittysanchez.bsky.social•4 days ago

Just the coffee boy? 🤷

here-for-it.bsky.social•5 days ago

Well if he isn’t, that makes what he’s doing even more illegal!

marycateismary.bsky.social•5 days ago

Then who leads musk’s teenage mutant ninja hackers?

welshgirl.bsky.social•5 days ago

Sure Josh

jensimpsondesign.bsky.social•5 days ago

Wow

sensibletexan.bsky.social•5 days ago

Just because he lies doesn’t make it true. Geez.

almightrex.bsky.social•5 days ago

ridiculous

mnmeditor.bsky.social•5 days ago

Uh huh, nice try

doomfondant.bsky.social•5 days ago

DOGE doesn't exist, and Musk doesn't have any authority. So why do people keep letting him into buildings and giving him computer access? Since when are we a nation of such sheep? HE'S AN IMPOSTER and a really bad guy. Tell him NO.

browder2neustadt.bsky.social•5 days ago

The r4pists are never the truth tellers. For one.

samguckenheimer.bsky.social•4 days ago

gigismile.bsky.social•5 days ago

Wait, what?! Then how did he do all of this? I can't even anymore with these assholes!

jpmegraw.bsky.social•5 days ago

Total chaos

snowmath.bsky.social•5 days ago

Playing with Judge Chutkan is not going to work out too well for them. I hope.

gigismile.bsky.social•5 days ago

From your post to God's feed!

uplif.bsky.social•5 days ago

America voted. Trump won. He told y’all what he was going to do. He won. Leave the man alone. Our turn doesn’t come again for 4 years.

catpanda.bsky.social•5 days ago

So who’s in charge of DOGE -Putin??

gbmtpf.bsky.social•4 days ago

Lies, lies, and more lies.

dogolaca.bsky.social•5 days ago

Sanction the lawyers for lying to the court.

markprimmer.bsky.social•5 days ago

Words and actions do not correlate. Trust is absent and derelict.

kimmasters.bsky.social•5 days ago

Lying liars are trying to dismantle the very concept of truth.

grumpasaurus.bsky.social•5 days ago

Fraud upon the court is both illegal and grounds for disbarment

haciendathomaso.bsky.social•4 days ago

THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE PROBLEM THE GOVERNMENT IS WE THE PEOPLE
IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT A PROBLEM CRIME IS THE SAME AS ALWAYS, EDUCATION IS ONLY A PROBLEM WHEN RED STATES CONTROL IT THE SAME WITH VOTING
THE FUCKING REPUBLICANS ARE THE PROBLEM
JUST WATCH THEIR VOTES IN THE CONGRESS FOR THE EVIDENCE

haciendathomaso.bsky.social•4 days ago

alicelastname2.bsky.social•5 days ago

So.. just saying here. Thank you for everyone that called, emailed, protested, commented and created noise. He got uncomfortable with his future equity. DON'T QUIT