Trump administration says DOGE records aren't public after Elon Musk promised 'maximum transparency'

[Eugene]

Source: The Independent

Trump administration says DOGE records aren’t public after Elon Musk promised ‘maximum transparency’

The billionaire says all government information should be public — but the administration says FOIA doesn’t apply to his agency

Alex Woodward
in New York
Friday 28 February 2025 21:36 GMT

Elon Musk has said his so-called Department of Government Efficiency would offer “maximum transparency.”

“There should be no need for FOIA requests,” wrote Musk, referring to the Freedom of Information Act, federal law that allows members of the public to seek federal records. “All government data should be default public for maximum transparency.”

But Donald Trump’s administration claims that the agency behind government-wide cuts and firings is not subject to public records searches.

Lawyers for the Department of Justice wrote in a court filing on Thursday night that DOGE “is not subject to FOIA.”

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-doge-foia-public-records-b2706959.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-says-doge-records-213649340.html

[GreenWave]

1. I hope somebody steals those documents and publishes them.