Federal Judge Sides With Elon Musk In a HUGE Win For DOGE
A federal judge just handed Elon Musk and DOGE a massive win.
U.S. District Judge John Bates requested a request to block Elon Musk’s DOGE team from accessing records at Elizabeth Warren’s Consumer Financial Bureau, as well as the Departments of Labor and Health & Human Services.
In effect, Judge Bates has given DOGE full clearance for investigating and auditing these three federal agencies!
Take a look:
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BREAKING: Judge John Bates has ruled in favor of DOGE, granting them full access to Elizabeth Warren’s CFPB after rejecting an attempt to block their clearance.
— Bostonians Against Mayor Wu (@AntiWuCoalition) February 15, 2025
DOGE will now have full authority to review @SenWarren agency, along with HHS and the Department of Labor. pic.twitter.com/dtV3IEihJR
Elon Musk replied to news of the judge’s ruling:
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 15, 2025
From Reuters:
A federal judge in Washington declined a request by unions and nonprofits to temporarily block Musk’s team from accessing records at the departments of Labor and of Health and Human Services, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
U.S. District Judge John Bates said in a written opinion it was likely that government was correct that DOGE was an agency, allowing it to detail its staff to other government departments. However, Bates called his finding a “close question,” noting that the government did not want DOGE to be considered an agency for purposes of another federal law, which would subject it to open records requests.
Bates, who was appointed by Republican President George W. Bush, said DOGE was a “Goldilocks entity: not an agency when it is burdensome but an agency when it is convenient.”
Bates asked the parties to propose a schedule for determining if he should issue a longer-term preliminary injunction blocking DOGE from the agencies.
Now that the path is clear, I can’t wait to see what DOGE uncovers in the coming days and weeks…
I hope this new trend of federal judges shutting down attempts to stop DOGE’s mandate to rid the federal government of waste and corruption continues.
And…it looks like that might be the exact direction we’re headed in.