Elon Must isn't just the world's richest person. He's also a man who recently gained access to every single taxpayer's personal financial data. That ability to view data from the U.S. Treasury is the subject of a legal tug-of-war. As of February 11, a judge has upheld a ban on such access until Friday, according to the AP.
On Jan. 31, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), including Musk, access to the U.S. Treasury’s federal payment system. This system disburses trillions of dollars each year for programs that include Social Security and Medicare.
