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Judge orders Elon Musk and Doge to produce records about cost-cutting operations

Elon Musk at the Oval Office on 11 February 2025, in Washington DC.
Elon Musk at the Oval Office in February. He and his ‘department of government efficiency’ have been ordered by a judge to turn over documents related to its activities. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Elon Musk and his so-called “department of government efficiency”, or Doge, have been ordered by a federal judge to turn over a wide array of records that would reveal the identities of staffers and internal records related to efforts to aggressively cut federal government spending and programs.

US district judge Tanya Chutkan’s order forces Musk to produce documents related to Doge’s activities as part of a lawsuit brought by 14 Democratic state attorneys general that alleges Musk violated the constitution by wielding powers that only Senate-confirmed officials should possess.

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