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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Judicial branch employees – which Trump does not oversee – got Musk’s email asking for their accomplishments

Elon Musk’s mandated email demanding federal employees detail what they accomplished last week was sent to some judiciary staff even though the executive branch has no authority over them.

After the billionaire said that failure to respond “will be taken as a resignation,” which he has since walked back following uproar, it has emerged that some judges were among those who received the email from the Office of Personnel Management.

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