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From Fox News: A federal judge in Washington on Friday handed Elon Musk’s government efficiency team a win by declining a request to temporarily block it from accessing sensitive data from at least three federal agencies.
Unions and nonprofits attempted to stop Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing records at the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
U.S. District Judge John Bates wrote in an opinion that the government was likely correct in categorizing DOGE as an agency, thereby allowing it to detail its staff to other government departments.
However, Bates called his finding a “close question,” noting that the government did not want DOGE to be considered an agency for purposes of another federal law, which would subject it to open records requests.
Bates, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, said DOGE was a “Goldilocks entity: not an agency when it is burdensome but an agency when it is convenient.”
Politico’s Kyle Cheney wrote, “Judge Bates (who Musk has been relentlessly attacking on X since he ordered CDC to restore deleted health websites) just sided with DOGE and rejected an emergency effort to bar Musk allies from accessing systems at Labor, HHS and CFPB.”
JUST IN: Judge Bates (who Musk has been relentlessly attacking on X since he ordered CDC to restore deleted health websites) just sided with DOGE and rejected an emergency effort to bar Musk allies from accessing systems at Labor, HHS and CFPB. pic.twitter.com/FR3sJAWdRk
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 15, 2025
BREAKING: Judge John Bates just sided with Elon Musk & DOGE by rejecting an emergency motion from leftist labor groups to prevent the DOGE team from accessing systems at the Department of Labor, HHS, & CFPB.
Bates is still a crook, but this is the right ruling. pic.twitter.com/ZURAXwYKqr
— George (@BehizyTweets) February 15, 2025
Musk reacted to the news on X, writing, “LFG,” which stands for “Let’s f***ing go.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 15, 2025
Bates is the same judge who recently ordered Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to restore their websites to what they were on Jan. 30, when they were promoting sex change operations and gender ideology.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) commented on Tuesday, “These judges are waging an unprecedented assault on legitimate presidential authority, all the way down to dictating what webpages the government has. This is absurd.”
These judges are waging an unprecedented assault on legitimate presidential authority, all the way down to dictating what webpages the government has.
This is absurd. https://t.co/4XJbI4nTDo
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) February 11, 2025
Elon Musk had responded, “Truly absurd. Judges as website editors!? We should at least ATTEMPT to fire this junky jurist. The notion of having a judge job for life, no matter how bad the judgments, is ridiculous! Enough is enough.”
Truly absurd. Judges as website editors!?
We should at least ATTEMPT to fire this junky jurist.
The notion of having a judge job for life, no matter how bad the judgments, is ridiculous!
Enough is enough. https://t.co/lMPq6zWOj5
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 11, 2025
DOGE scores big court win, allowed access data on 3 federal agencies https://t.co/bDDUqnESLD
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 15, 2025
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