{"id":2403923,"date":"2025-02-18T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-chutkan-denies-states-request-to-block-musk-and-doge-access-to-records-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T17:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:32:20","slug":"judge-chutkan-denies-states-request-to-block-musk-and-doge-access-to-records-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-chutkan-denies-states-request-to-block-musk-and-doge-access-to-records-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Chutkan denies states\u2019 request to block Musk and DOGE access to records &#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\">32<\/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%2Fjudge-chutkan-denies-states-request-to-block-musk-and-doge-access-to-records-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=2403923&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>A judge in washington, D.C., Tanya Chutkan, denied a request from 14 states for a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-governor-responds-after-federal-court-puts-her-30-day-gun-carry-ban-on-hold\/\" title=\"NM Governor responds to court&#039;s hold on 30-day gun carry ban.\">temporary\u2064 restraining \u2062order<\/a> against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk, \u200cwho was appointed\u2062 by former President Trump\u200b to lead the agency. The states\u200d argued\u200c that they would \u200bsuffer imminent harm without \u200cthe \u200dorder,\u200c which sought to prevent DOGE employees and Musk from making changes to government \u200dspending, managing contracts, or accessing sensitive\u200c data. While Chutkan acknowledged\u2063 the concerns regarding \u2063uncertainty due to DOGE and\u2064 Musk&#8217;s actions, she ruled that the states did\u2062 not demonstrate sufficient grounds for\u2064 the extraordinary\u200d relief sought. The ruling represents a minor victory\u2062 for the Trump administration amidst ongoing legal\u2064 challenges. The states may proceed with arguments\u200b for\u200c an injunction against\u200c DOGE and Musk in the future.\u200b Additionally, another lawsuit\u2064 lead \u2063by New York\u200b against \u2063Trump and the Treasury Department regarding DOGE\u2019s access \u2063to confidential information resulted in \u200ba temporary order limiting access.  <\/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\">Judge Chutkan denies states&rsquo; request to block Musk and DOGE access to records<\/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_1991497\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A judge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, declined to grant a restraining order against the Department of Government Efficiency on Tuesday, handing the Trump administration a small victory as it works through numerous lawsuits related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">newly established spending advisory body<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee, said the 14 states that requested the temporary restraining order against DOGE and White House senior adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> did not prove they would &ldquo;suffer imminent, irreparable harm&rdquo; without it. <\/p>\n<p>The wide-ranging request would have included banning DOGE employees and Musk from making any changes to government spending, canceling government contracts, hiring and firing employees, throwing away government property, and altering computer systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic state attorneys general also wanted DOGE employees and Musk to destroy any data they gathered &ldquo;through unlawful agency access.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chutkan was sympathetic to the states, saying DOGE&rsquo;s and Musk&rsquo;s &ldquo;unpredictable actions have resulted in considerable uncertainty and confusion.&rdquo; However, the judge said the states&rsquo; argument that DOGE and Musk breached the appointments clause of the Constitution was based largely on hypotheticals and that a temporary restraining order, an extraordinary form of emergency relief, could not be granted on that basis.<\/p>\n<p>The next step in the lawsuit will be for the 14 states to argue, if they want to proceed, that an injunction is warranted against DOGE and Musk.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit has also shed more light on Musk&rsquo;s role within DOGE, which Trump appointed Musk to lead. Musk is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-coronavirus-adviser-announces-last-day-in-job\/\" title=\"Top Biden Coronavirus Adviser Announces Last Day in Job\">special government employee<\/a> who is working for the White House, not for DOGE, the director of the Office of Administration confirmed Monday in court papers. Musk is a senior adviser to Trump who has &ldquo;no actual or formal authority to make government decisions,&rdquo; the director said.<\/p>\n<p>Chutkan&rsquo;s ruling marked a small win for President Donald Trump from a judge who gained notoriety over the last two years for frequently ruling against the president while presiding over his criminal election subversion case.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen states, led by New York, also brought a lawsuit against Trump and the Department of Treasury that centered on DOGE employees&rsquo; access to confidential information contained within the department.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, also an Obama appointee, granted a temporary order in that case, blocking anyone except a limited group of people working within the Treasury Department from accessing any confidential information that the department maintains.<\/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_1991497\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991497\"}});<\/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>Judge Chutkan rejects states&#8217; bid to restrict Musk and DOGE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2403924,"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\/AP25048794979341.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23466,40190,4250],"class_list":["post-2403923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doge","tag-judge-chutkan","tag-musk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25048794979341.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403923","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403923"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403927,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403923\/revisions\/2403927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}