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We are asking the court to invalidate his directives and actions and to issue a restraining order
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a press conference alongside attorneys general from Arizona and New Mexico
I want to commend Elon because he's done a fantastic job - he doesn't need this,
Trump said earlier this weekPlaintiffs have not carried their burden of showing that they will suffer imminent, irreparable harm absent a temporary restraining order,
Chutkan said
But the 'possibility' that Defendants may take actions that irreparably harm Plaintiffs 'is not enough,'
she said(Musk) exercises virtually unchecked power across the Executive Branch, making decisions about expenditures, contracts, government property, regulations, and the very existence of federal agencies,
they saidDOGE’s unpredictable actions have resulted in considerable uncertainty and confusion,
Chutkan wrote, pointing out
Elon is, to me, a patriot,
Trump repliedObviously I will not let there be any conflict of interest,
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Elon, the DOGE mission resonated in PA; I came at it with common sense and an open-mind,
Fetterman replied
Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security,
he quippedAt the time of our review, approximately 44,000 of the 18.9 million numberholders were receiving SSA payments,
a footnote addedOur audit revealed that the Numident includes approximately 18.8 million more 'living' numberholders age 100 or older than the U.S. Census Bureau estimates are alive and residing in the United States."
A Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General Report issued in 2023 notedBruh, if I wanted to rummage through random personal s---, I could have done that at PAYPAL. Hello???
Musk declaredA party of chaos loses—always,
he added in the Monday tweetThe firing of thousands of federal employees is not a small thing. You haven't been able to learn if that's true?"
She retorted
I think you stretch too far. I disagree with you there."
Later, when Gardner ... Chutkan repliedEach of the departments and agencies identified in plaintiffs' revised proposed order are reflected in recently published DOGE documents as Mr. Musk's and DOGE's targets for massive reductions,
the filing statesThe courts cannot act based on news reports,
she saidThis is essentially a private citizen directing an organization that's not a federal agency that has access to the entire workings of the federal government to hire, fire, slash contracts, terminate programs, all without any congressional oversight,
she said
The suggestions by Trump, Musk and Vance that courts are impermissibly interfering with Trump’s mandate to lead is absurd,
said the former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade, who now teaches law at the University of Michigan