Judge Stops Musk Team From Seeing Money Records.
A court on Saturday blocked Elon Musk's new office from looking at the money records of many Americans. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer made this rule.
The judge told Musk and his team to destroy any records they had already seen. This came after 19 state lawyers went to court against President Trump's plan.
These state lawyers said it was against the law to let Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency see these files. Musk works part-time for the government, and his office is not a real government group.
Trump's team, Musk, and the White House stayed quiet about this news.
The state lawyers took Trump and Treasury head Scott Bessent to court on Friday. Judge Engelmayer said the states would face big harm if he did not act fast.
"The new rule could let secret facts leak out," the judge wrote. He added that bad people might find it easier to steal the facts.
The court said only long-term government workers can see these records. These workers must pass special checks and need the facts for their Treasury jobs.
Anyone else who saw these records must destroy them immediately. These rules will remain until the next court meeting on February 14.
Musk, who runs big tech firms, has helped Trump cut spending in his second term. His team has made big cuts at USAID, which sends money to help people around the world.
The fight shows how Trump's use of business leaders in government can clash with rules about keeping people's money facts safe.
A court on Saturday blocked Elon Musk's new office from looking at the money records of many Americans. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer made this rule.
The judge told Musk and his team to destroy any records they had already seen. This came after 19 state lawyers went to court against President Trump's plan.
These state lawyers said it was against the law to let Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency see these files. Musk works part-time for the government, and his office is not a real government group.
Trump's team, Musk, and the White House stayed quiet about this news.
The state lawyers took Trump and Treasury head Scott Bessent to court on Friday. Judge Engelmayer said the states would face big harm if he did not act fast.
"The new rule could let secret facts leak out," the judge wrote. He added that bad people might find it easier to steal the facts.
The court said only long-term government workers can see these records. These workers must pass special checks and need the facts for their Treasury jobs.
Anyone else who saw these records must destroy them immediately. These rules will remain until the next court meeting on February 14.
Musk, who runs big tech firms, has helped Trump cut spending in his second term. His team has made big cuts at USAID, which sends money to help people around the world.
The fight shows how Trump's use of business leaders in government can clash with rules about keeping people's money facts safe.
