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Multi-billionaire Elon Musk blasted a federal judge who ruled against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over its access to certain U.S. Treasury Department data, calling for his impeachment.
Musk criticized the judge on his social media platform, X, stating that his team is working to identify waste and abuse in government systems under the direction of President Donald Trump.
In response to an X user who said that federal judges can be impeached by Congress, Musk responded, “It’s time.”
U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction after 19 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit claiming that the Trump administration improperly allowed Musk’s team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system, which violated federal law.
The payment system manages tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans’ benefits, and much more, disbursing trillions of dollars annually while safeguarding an extensive network of Americans’ personal and financial data. A hearing was held on February 14.
“I’d like to propose that the worst 1% of appointed judges, as determined by elected bodies, be fired every year,” he wrote in a social media post. “This will weed out the most corrupt and least competent.”
In another post, he added, “A corrupt judge protecting corruption. He needs to be impeached now!”
