The Ministry of Government Efficiency of Elon Musk was given three weeks to answer questions about how it decided to reduce federal agencies, suspend contracts and carry out mass dismissals.
On Wednesday, the American district judge Tanya Chutkan focused the tables on doge three weeks after Musk's 'what did you do for wek' e -mail to employees, led to mass protests.
The cost -saving endeavor has given rise to various lawsuits, because Doge tries to lower bloated bureaucracies and eliminate wasteful government spending.
Chutkan gave Musk three weeks to meet a discovery order who requires his team to answer questions about the inner operation of the department and transfer relevant documents.
It is the second blow that DOGE suffered this week after a separate judge ruled that the Department was not immune to control under the Freedom of Information Act.
In the last lawsuit, 14 Democratic state lawyers -general worked together to jointly sue musk and doge, which was based on concern that he exercises an unconstitutional amount of power.
Now the decisions and implementation of Musk will be placed under intensive investigation for the first time while handing over department registers and documents.
It is also a similar request to one musk himself that was made of all federal employees when he ordered that they sent him five lists that explain what tasks they have completed at work.
The Ministry of Government Efficiency of Elon Musk has given three weeks to answer written questions about how it decided to reduce federal agencies, suspend contracts and carry out mass dismissals
Under the questions of Musk and Doge in Discovery there are complete copies of 'doge's playbook for eliminating dei' and 'all other planning and implementation documents that are comparable to form or function'
Not answering the e -mail was not to end the E -mail.
Among the questions of Musk and Doge in Discovery are complete copies of 'doge's playbook for eliminating dei' and 'all other planning and implementation documents that are comparable to form or function'.
The Discovery Order asks Doge to “produce all documents with lists, graphs or summaries that DOG staff or musk has made, compiled or edited as a result of the planned or completed cancellation of federal contracts, subsidies or other legal agreements.”
“Produce all interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding, memoranda of action or other similar documents,” says the discovery order.
The Attorney General are also looking for information for 'All persons authorized to hire or terminate the work of doge staff since January 20, 2025.
Chutkan, a judge appointed by Obama, indicated that her order does not apply to Trump, who does not have to respond to written questions or requirements.
Some estimates say that Doge has had a hand in tens of thousands of job losses over the inflated federal bureaucracy.
The information that Musk has been ordered to transfer will help Chutkan determine whether she wants to completely block the activities of Doge.
On Wednesday, the American district judge Tanya Chutkan focused the tables on doge three weeks after Musk's 'What Did You Do For Wek -E -Mail' to staff employees, led to mass protests
The cost -saving endeavor has given rise to various lawsuits, because Doge tries to lower blown bureaucracies and eliminate waste
It is clear that the defendants hope to learn new details about 'the parameters of the authority of Doge and Musk'.
Discovery will probably also help to identify doge officials that Musk has embedded throughout the country.
The Trump government has made efforts to protect Doge against public control, both through the discovery process and the recent Foia Court struggle.
Doge is active under the broader umbrella of the President's executive office, which is mainly exempt from the Foia. But there are some exceptions that can be subjected to transparency laws.
But Chutkan argued that the requests about the involvement of Musk in high -level decisions are narrow enough not to be a trouble for the executive.
And on Monday, district judge Christopher Cooper stated that the activities of DOGE have so far been characterized by unusual confidentiality 'and noted about the' great influence on the federal government 'the Musk team.
It is a similar request to one musk made of all federal employees when he ordered that they sent him five lists and explain what tasks they completed at work
While the government retains Musk, there is only a consultant from the president, the Monday statement noted: “Mr. Musk claimed credit for placing large numbers of USAID employees with administrative leave in February and enjoying that 'we spent the weekend with feeding USAID in the wood snipper' '' in a post on X on 3 February.
In total, approximately 4,154 USAID employees were placed on leave in the days before and after that X post.
Musk is also linked to the voluntary dismissal package that the Trump administration offered federal staff that a reported 75,000 has accepted.
In January, almost the entire workforce of federal employees received a deferred dismissal offer that came with eight months of wages in a first attempt to reduce the expenditure.
