{"id":2401083,"date":"2025-02-10T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-on-feds-blocking-doge-audits-theyre-afraid-of-what-well-find\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:49:27","slug":"bondi-on-feds-blocking-doge-audits-theyre-afraid-of-what-well-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-on-feds-blocking-doge-audits-theyre-afraid-of-what-well-find\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi on Feds Blocking DOGE Audits: They&#8217;re Afraid of What We&#8217;ll Find"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbondi-on-feds-blocking-doge-audits-theyre-afraid-of-what-well-find%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=2401083&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 \u2063article discusses \u200cAttorney General Pam Bondi&#8217;s comments regarding a federal judge&#8217;s recent ruling that blocks \u200dan \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-moves-to-dismantle-the-department-of-education\/\" title=\"It&#039;s Happening: Trump Moves to Dismantle the ... of Education\">advisory group led<\/a>\u200c by\u2063 Elon Musk\u200c from \u2062investigating Treasury \u200bDepartment records. Bondi suggests that this ruling is motivated\u200c by the\u2062 fear of uncovering government inefficiencies and corruption. She highlights\u200b controversial expenditures by USAID, claiming they\u2064 included \u200csignificant funding for transgender initiatives overseas, which she argues should \u2064not use American tax \u2063dollars. Former President Donald Trump echoed Bondi&#8217;s sentiments, criticizing the judge&#8217;s decision and emphasizing the need to eliminate \u2062waste \u2062and improve efficiency in government operations. Senator J.D.vance also expressed disagreement with the ruling,asserting that judges\u200c should not interfere \u2064with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">executive branch powers<\/a>. the piece reflects frustrations among some\u2063 government officials\u2062 concerning judicial oversight and transparency regarding \u200cfederal spending.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi said Sunday that fear of what the Department of Government Efficiency might find is the driving force behind efforts to stop its deep dive into the twisted snarls of federal spending.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, responding to a lawsuit from 19 states, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-goes-to-war-over-big-tech-heres-why-this-battle-matters\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Goes To War Over Big Tech: Here\u2019s Why This Battle Matters\">federal judge blocked<\/a> the advisory group led by Elon Musk from probing Treasury Department records, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/judge-temporarily-blocks-doge-sensitive-treasury-department-systems-rcna191316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have never heard of such a thing in my life, but you know, it is not unexpected given the two-tiered system of justice that we&rsquo;re facing in this country,&rdquo; Bondi said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6368573297112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pam Bondi says Elon Musk and DOGE are doing a great job and that the reason they don&rsquo;t want anyone looking into things like treasury payments is because they are afraid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fgm3IFxKso\">pic.twitter.com\/Fgm3IFxKso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefiyantlyFree\/status\/1888733320533471608?\">February 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What Elon Musk has been doing at DOGE is remarkable,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is such a good man. He is a good friend, and he is doing this for the right reasons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a reason that the people at Treasury don&rsquo;t want the secretary of the treasury nor DOGE, to have those records,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What happens is that those who want the government corruption &amp; waste to continue will shop around the country for an activist judge to do their bidding.<\/p>\n<p>It is an undemocratic and unconstitutional power grab by a tiny group of radical leftists! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h3oLocEuoB\">https:\/\/t.co\/h3oLocEuoB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1889021856696472054?\">February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a reason at USAID they did not want anyone to have those records,&rdquo; she said, referring to the millions found in a DOGE dive into USAID that led to a sweeping restructuring of the agency involving mass layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We found out at USAID they&rsquo;re giving $1.5 million to Serbia for transgenders. They&rsquo;re giving over a million dollars, I think, to Guatemala for sex changes. This is not going to happen with Americans&rsquo; tax dollars any longer, and we&rsquo;re going to find out who you are, and it&rsquo;s going to stop,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>During a Sunday interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-axes-penny-latest-round-federal-cuts-wasteful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> also opposed the judge&rsquo;s ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I disagree with it 100 percent. I think it&rsquo;s crazy,&rdquo; Trump said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-100-disagrees-federal-judges-crazy-ruling-baring-doge-from-treasury-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-helped-dems-steal-2020-election-funding-wuhan-lab-created-covid-ultimate-excuse-illegal-election-tampering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">waste<\/a> must be eliminated from the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And we have to solve the efficiency problem. We have to solve the fraud, waste, abuse, all the things that have gone into the government. You take a look at the USAID, the kind of fraud in there,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-expect-breakneck-pace-next-four-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a> also said the order was terrible legal logic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal.<\/p>\n<p>If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that&rsquo;s also illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Judges aren&rsquo;t allowed to control the executive&rsquo;s legitimate power.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1888607143030391287?\">February 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that&rsquo;s also illegal. Judges aren&rsquo;t allowed to control the executive&rsquo;s legitimate power,&rdquo; Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1888607143030391287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Recently, a federal judge, in response to a lawsuit from 19 states, prevented an advisory group led by Elon Musk from examining Treasury Department records. Bondi expressed her disbelief at such actions during an interview with Fox News, highlighting concerns about a two-tiered justice system in the country. 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