U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan tells Trump to F*CK OFF re: dismissing Musk / DOGE SH*T lawsuit
A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Elon Musk's authority to exercise executive power as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
In her ruling, Chutkan rejected the government's argument that allegations against DOGE were merely "bare assertions" unsupported by evidence. She pointed to public statements by Trump, DOGE officials, and other administration representatives as proof that DOGE had seized expansive governmental authority.
"The head of DOGE is not merely an influential advisor who counsels the President and then communicates the President's decisions to government officers," Chutkan wrote, emphasizing instead that evidence suggested DOGE leadership personally "makes decisions and issues directives on matters as weighty as the termination of federal grants, contracts, and workers."
The judge cited DOGE officials' own public statements bragging about terminating a $2.3 million contract and "shutting [USAID] down" as evidence supporting the plaintiffs' claims.
The ruling allows discovery to continue on two remaining claims regarding Appointments Clause violations. However, Chutkan dismissed two other claims alleging DOGE violated the Administrative Procedure Act and constitutional separation of powers provisions.
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