Trump Lawyer Tells Supreme Court Elon Musk Is Not Part of DOGE Even Though Trump Has Repeatedly Said Musk is In Charge
Source: MEDIAite
May 21st, 2025, 5:26 pm
A new filing by Solicitor General John Sauer seems to contradict the repeated claims by President Donald Trump regarding the actions of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) and Elon Musk’s role.
The viral image of Musk literally holding up a chainsaw on stage swiftly became a symbol for his critics, who accused him and DOGE of metaphorically attempting to chainsaw vast swaths of the federal government, often in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Numerous lawsuits have been filed in response to DOGE’s activities.
Trump himself has added to the confusion regarding Musk’s actual role, saying back in February that he “signed an order creating [DOGE] and put a man named Elon Musk in charge.” Meanwhile, Amy Gleason was named as the Acting Administrator of DOGE, and several of the lawsuits have zeroed in on how her appointment was secretive at first, questioning how much control she actually has with Musk having such a visible role as the “de facto Head of DOGE.”
In this new emergency application filed with the Supreme Court, Sauer sought to block orders from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that directed DOGE to produce documents requested by a government watchdog organization, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).
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Full headline: Trump Lawyer Tells Supreme Court Elon Musk Is ‘Not Part of’ DOGE — Even Though Trump Has Repeatedly Said Musk is ‘In Charge’ of It
Link to FILING (PDF) - https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A1122/359271/20250521095150101_In%20re%20USDS%20Stay%20Application_final%20a.pdf
REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143463200
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