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A new lawsuit alleges that President Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution when he gave unelected billionaire Elon Musk leeway to make sweeping changes to government agencies.
PHOTO: Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) -- ABC News' Peter Charalambous Feb 24, 10:31 AM
Trump and Elon Musk want Republicans to help him use the special procedure called recess appointments, which would allow him to install Cabinet appointees and even a Supreme Court justice without ...
Former representative and former prosecutor Sean Duffy from Wisconsin was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 18, 2024. [41] Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley executives had encouraged Trump to pick Emil Michael for the role. [42] He was confirmed 77–22 by the Senate on January 28, 2025 and sworn in the same day. [43]
Elon Musk [59] [60] [61] January 20, 2025 General Counsel of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization: James Burnham [60] [62] February 6, 2025 Counsel to the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization: Bill McGinley [63] January 20, 2025 January 23, 2025 Spokesperson for the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization: Katie Miller [64] [65 ...
On February 13, fourteen state attorneys general filed suit [l] against Musk, DOGE, and Trump in the District of Columbia, arguing that although Musk had been designated a special government employee, he was acting as a principal officer of the United States, and that the Appointments Clause required him to be confirmed by the Senate. [48]
The suit, filed in DC Feb. 13, alleges that Musk’s authority requires Senate confirmation under the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over ...
(Reuters) -Businessman Elon Musk, an ally of President-elect Donald Trump, endorsed Republican Senator Rick Scott for U.S. Senate majority leader on Sunday as Trump pushed candidates for the ...