Democrats are raising alarms that the Trump administration is eliminating government watchdogs and allowing White House adviser Elon Musk to blatantly enter into potential conflicts of interest through his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) spending cuts operation.
On Monday, Senator Adam Schiff of California sent a letter to the White House Office of Government Ethics, arguing that Musk, as a government employee, is now “subject to the federal criminal conflict of interest statute” and warning that Musk “may seek to use his new position to shield his companies from federal scrutiny.”
