{"id":2400599,"date":"2025-02-08T08:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-over-doge-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T08:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:31:53","slug":"colorado-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-over-doge-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-over-doge-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump administration over DOGE &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-over-doge-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400599&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Colorado&#8217;s involvement in a lawsuit against the Trump administration concerning access granted to DOGE, a company led by billionaire Elon \u200bMusk, to sensitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-vow-lawsuit-over-doge-access-to-personal-data-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"States vow ... over ... ... to ... - Washington Examiner\">federal payment systems<\/a> that \u2063contain personal data. Colorado, along with\u200c several other states, argues that this \u200baccess is unlawful and poses unprecedented\u2064 risks to citizens&#8217; private data and financial information. A statement from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-states-urge-scotus-to-uphold-idahos-transgender-surgery-ban-cite-daily-wires-bombshell-report\/\" title=\"Red states urge SCOTUS to support Idaho&#039;s transgender surgery ban, citing Daily Wire&#039;s report\">attorneys general asserts<\/a> that President Trump lacks the authority to permit such access and that blocking meaningful federal\u200b payments is unacceptable. Recent court rulings have restricted DOGE&#8217;s access \u2062to allow only two officials read-only access to\u2064 the Treasury&#8217;s sensitive data. The lawsuit is backed by a \u2062coalition of states and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">raises significant concerns<\/a> about the protection of vital taxpayer information.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump administration over DOGE<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1981754\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Colorado is among states that are suing the Trump administration over the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency&rsquo;s access to federal payment systems that include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miranda-devine-amid-hunters-ongoing-scandals-biden-is-going-soft-on-china\/\" title=\"Miranda Devine: Amid Hunter\u2019s Ongoing Scandals, Biden Is Going Soft on China\">private personal<\/a> information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The U.S. Department of Treasury reportedly gave DOGE, which is headed by billionaire Elon Musk, access to federal payment systems that include personal private information and bank account data.<\/p>\n<p>A&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coag.gov\/2025\/statement-on-doge-access-to-sensitive-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>from the group of attorneys general, including Colorado&rsquo;s Phil Weiser, said President Donald Trump doesn&rsquo;t have the authority to grant the access and cut off federal payments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented and unacceptable,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;DOGE has no authority to access this information, which they explicitly sought in order to block critical payments that millions of Americans rely on &ndash; payments that support health care, childcare and other essential programs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Colorado is joined by the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence also&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/c\/0\/c0a7443f-d83f-4ce1-b616-0ff5e27ea43d\/78DE44797577A3FE49020799074052A70518B8C0D3038734E381683141953EBD.quill---letter-l22665---ssci-dems-to-trump-cos---doge---version-3---02-05-2025-01-58-pm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sent a letter<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Wednesday warning that &ldquo;allowing DOGE access to this information raises unprecedented risks to Americans&rsquo; private personal and financial information.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A federal judge on Thursday restricted DOGE&rsquo;s access to the Treasury data to two officials with &ldquo;read-only&rdquo; access, Axios&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/02\/04\/treasury-sued-doge-sensitive-information-musk-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a><\/strong>. The judge&rsquo;s order came after a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">public employee unions filed<\/a> a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/news\/advocacy-group-unions-sue-treasury-department-over-illegal-doge-data-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawsuit<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1981754\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1981754\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump over DOGE&#8217;s access to data<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2400600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-todd-young-pivot.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6024,23466,4585,32640],"class_list":["post-2400599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-colorado","tag-doge","tag-lawsuit","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-todd-young-pivot.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400599"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400603,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400599\/revisions\/2400603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}