DOGE chair Elon Musk is calling on the GOP-controlled Congress to draft a \u201cwave of impeachments\u201d for federal judges after a court in D.C. ordered the Trump administration to restore federal health datasets that were taken offline.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere needs to be an immediate wave of judicial impeachments, not just one,\u201d Musk said on his X platform in response to a claim of a conflict of interest involving U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee.<\/p>\n
Bates\u2019 ruling followed an executive order issued by President Trump which banned the promotion of \u201cgender ideology\u201d by the government. Bates ruled in favor of Doctors for America (DFA)\u2014a progressive physicians\u2019 advocacy group that argued the removal violated federal law.<\/p>\n
In a separate matter, Musk called for the impeachment of another federal judge after a ruling temporarily blocked his Department of Government Efficiency\u2019s (DOGE) access to Treasury Department data.<\/p>\n
Trump has maintained that he will comply with court orders that restrict parts of his agenda, though on Wednesday morning he questioned the recent rulings that have stalled some of his administration\u2019s initiatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cDOGE has found massive amounts of FRAUD, WASTE, INCOMPETENCE, AND ABUSE, but even knowing this, a highly political, activist Judge wants us to immediately make payment, anyway. In other words pay, even though you know the payment was fraudulently requested to be made. DOGE caught them \u2013 The Judge just doesn\u2019t care. It doesn\u2019t make sense!!!\u201d the president wrote on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s likely that the Trump administration will appeal the rulings, and in some cases \u2013 such as his order banning birthright citizenship \u2013 the president has sought federal court challenges and eventual Supreme Court rulings to settle certain issues once and for all.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a Republican congressman said this week that he has drafted articles of impeachment against a federal judge who barred DOGE from accessing Treasury Department payment systems, Newsweek reported.<\/p>\n
Arizona Representative Eli Crane stated on X (formerly Twitter) that Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer was \u201cattempting to stop White House employees from accessing the very systems they oversee.\u201d<\/p>\n
He issued a preliminary injunction that prevents DOGE\u2014a group that isn\u2019t an official government department\u2014from accessing Treasury Department records containing the personal financial data of millions of Americans. The order also requires DOGE to destroy any such records it acquired since January 20, according to Newsweek.<\/p>\n
In his ruling, Engelmayer cautioned that the sudden policy change could lead to the leaking of personal information or compromise Treasury systems through hacking. He also noted that state legal proceedings regarding access to Treasury data would likely determine that DOGE\u2019s demands lack proper legal justification.<\/p>\n
Trump is receiving pushback from elsewhere throughout the federal government.<\/p>\n
Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub is refusing to leave her post after she received a letter from Trump last week informing her that she was being terminated.<\/p>\n
Weintraub took to social media to share the letter and claims she is not leaving her position because the notice is not legal.<\/p>\n
\u201cReceived a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner & Chair of @FEC,\u201d Weintraub said in a post on X. \u201cThere\u2019s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn\u2019t it. I\u2019ve been lucky to serve the American people & stir up some good trouble along the way. That\u2019s not changing anytime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Weintraub showed the letter in her social media post. \u201cYou are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately,\u201d the White House letter dated Jan. 31 says. \u201cThank you for your service on the Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n
Weintraub is one of three Democrats on the FEC along with two Republicans. There is one vacant seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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