A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday said she will continue to block individuals associated with Elon Musk’s government efficiency department from accessing sensitive Finance’s items and payment systems while considering whether to issue a preliminary injunction.
US district judge Jeanette Vargas did not give up whether to issue an injunction’s additional blocking dog’s access, but chose to expand his temporary restriction order from last week.
She suggested that her decision would come down over the next few days, but not Friday night.
The Attorney General of 19 States filed suite against Musk and the administration and claimed it would be a “huge cybersecurity risk” and potentially allow Trump to give Musk’s employees access administration to illegally “blocking federal funds from reaching recipients not matching with the president’s political agenda. ”
“All the residents of all states if [personal identifiable information] And sensitive financial information is stored in the payment files residing in the payment systems, the risk of having this information compromised and used against them, “the trial said.
The lawsuit is coming as Musk’s cost -saving troops have gained access to at least 16 federal agencies, with Trump recently signing a executive order that gives DOPE additional authority to help.
The trial – submitted by the New York Attorney General Latitia James and 18 other state attorneys – raised particular concern that non -Doge employees have access to sensitive government registers, including social security number, bank information and federal tax returns. According to the trial, Musk could be able to access the Bureau of Fiscal Services – which acts as the country’s checkbook by spreading trillion in funding – allows musk to cut off public spending from the source.
Elon Musk Listens, as President Donald Trump meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, February 13, 2025, in Washington.
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In a court decision last weekend, a federal judge in New York temporarily blocked the Trump administration from letting individuals affiliated with DODE access the Treasury’s department and payment systems.
“The court’s fixed assessment is that the reasons stated by the states are facing irreparable damage in the absence of injunctions. Increased risk that the systems in question will be more vulnerable than before to hack,” the US wrote District Judge Paul Engelmayer, causing a gravel to blow the judge and Vice President JD Vance to question the legality of the order.
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Judge Vargas will consider giving a preliminary injunction to block Dog’s access to the systems during Friday’s consultation.
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin have signed on the trial.
