Summary

Elon Musk vowed to cancel government grants after allegedly gaining access to the US Treasury’s payments system, triggering the abrupt resignation of a senior official.

Musk, who leads Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claimed his team found Treasury officials approving payments without scrutiny.

Democrats, including Sen. Ron Wyden, raised alarms over Musk’s influence on federal funds. Treasury access concerns intensified after Trump ally Michael Flynn posted grant payments online.

Musk’s authority to halt payments remains unclear, and the Treasury has not responded to inquiries.

  • Zier
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    8912 hours ago

    He’s not an employee of the Federal Government. This is completely illegal. And he’s a psychopathic junkie so…

    • Flying Squid
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      136 hours ago

      “Illegal” no longer means anything for the top people in the Trump administration. Including the ones who are not official employees.

      • @MataVatnik
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        9 hours ago

        Arrested? This man needs to be 6 foot under by any means necessary. That’s the only way this thing ends. Nobody is going to arrest him.

      • @Goodmorningsunshine
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        810 hours ago

        Which brownshirt do you want to arrest him? The ones in Congress? The ones in the SC? The gestapo?