The Trump administration is claiming that DOGE records are "not subject to FOIA" requests in response to a government watchdog lawsuit.

Summary

Despite Elon Musk’s claims of “maximal transparency,” the Trump administration now argues that records from DOGE are exempt from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

A court filing states DOGE, rebranded from the U.S. Digital Service, is a “free-standing component” of the Executive Office of the President and falls under the Presidential Records Act.

Watchdog groups have sued, arguing that DOGE’s activities, which involve sweeping access to federal agencies, must be publicly accessible.

  • Subverb@lemmy.world
    47·
    17 hours ago

    This is what dictators do. Grab power and place it under their control.

    Trump will whittle away at the other branches of government until there’s nothing left, and then he will say we don’t need those other branches since they don’t do anything and dissolve them.

    This has been played out many times.

    • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world
      131·
      17 hours ago

      No, no, no. You lefties always calling everything fascism. Musk is weeding out government waste and corruption. Trump is donating his entire presidential salary, he’s doing this out of the kindness of his heart. You liberals are all so gullible and reactionary. Just calm your pants down, once the taffis go through and we remove the evil migrant criminals it will be infinite money for everyone. Except you commies because you’re all too dumb to realize.

      I could go on but the McDonalds employee is eyeballing me. They hate it when I use their wifi. It’s going to be great when I don’t have to do my laundry in their bathroom anymore because I’ll have my own 24k gold mansion.

      BTW any cuties out there dm me. Just be aware, I want 10 kids so better have a good set of birthing hips.