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The White House Admits Musk And DOGE Violated The CFAA (Although They Might Not Realize It)


Suing Elon Musk and DOGE has finally led to at least one thing: the White House now finally defining Musk’s role in government. On Monday night, in the New Mexico v. Musk, it claimed him as a “an e…

It came up because in Monday’s hearing about the TRO New Mexico and over a dozen more states had sought to, among other things, restrain Musk and DOGE from causing the firing of any more personnel. Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself. The very real problem the country is facing is that Musk and DOGE are asserting a coercive power to seize access to these systems, which has then fueled their destruction.

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