New York Attorney General, Letitia James, and another 18 state general prosecutors sued the administration of President Donald Trump on Friday in an effort to prevent the Efficient Department of the Government of Elon Musk from accessing personal data located in the department of the Treasure.
In the lawsuit, James pointed to Doge’s access to the central payment system of the Treasury Department and the confidential data located in it, including the details of the bank account of the residents of their states and the social security numbers.
The coalition of general prosecutors argued that granting such access to musk and dux was illegal and unconstitutional. They are looking for a court order.
“Like the richest man in the world, Elon Musk is not used to saying” no “, but in our country, no one is above the law,” James said in a statement, adding that Trump does not have the authority “Give the private information of Americans to anyone who chooses”.
“Musk and Dege have no authority to access the private information of Americans and some of the most confidential data in our country. I am taking measures to maintain our safe information and to avoid any unconstitutional freezing about the essential funds in which Americans trust every day, ”James added.
The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comments on Friday night.
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This is not the first time James demands Trump. He led a case of civil fraud against Trump, which resulted in a $ 486 million trial against him last year.
The states that join New York in Friday’s demand include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.
The lawsuit, filed at the Federal Court of Manhattan, occurs days after retirees and union members filed a similar demand in Washington, arguing that Musk’s expanded access to the government’s payment system and their data violated Federal privacy laws. This demand sought to prohibit Doge, an advisory group created by Trump, to access the data and required the return of any data that has already been collected.
Subsequently, the lawyers of the Department of Justice agreed to temporarily restrict Doge employees to access the data, creating an exception for two special government employees in the Treasury who are allowed to access payment records in a capacity of “only” only “” “” As necessary “to do your duties. This agreement will remain in force until at least on February 24, when the judge is expected to be declared on a preliminary court request.
Musk Main elves actions have caused strong criticisms of Democratic legislators, a group of which he maintained a protest outside the headquarters of the Treasury Department on Tuesday that broadcast Musk as an “un chosen billionaire” who has been granted Inappropriate and excessive access to the sensitive data of Americans.
“We cannot allow Elon Musk and a small group of people in secret, behind closed doors, they take their privacy, take off the dollars, remove everything we have,” said the leader of the Senate Minority, Chuck Schumer, Dn .Y., While talking in the protest on Tuesday.
