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Elon Musk’s DOGE leadership likely violates Constitution’s appointments clause, judge says


Elon Musk's role overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency is likely a violation of the United States constitution's appointments clause, a

Trump’s promotion of that idea is so out of line with the behavior of the presidents who’ve preceded him that Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts issued a rare public statement rebuking him. Sean O’Kane is a reporter who has spent a decade covering the rapidly-evolving business and technology of the transportation industry, including Tesla and the many startups chasing Elon Musk. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.

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