The New York Attorney General, Letitia James, plans The Americans ” Data on federal computer systems In the Treasury Department.
Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island and Vermont are expected to join the demand, while Dege continues its scanning through the federal government, demanding access and information, some of them sensitive.
“Last week, the United States Treasury Department has given Elon Musk access to the personal private information of Americans, the data of the state bank account and other information that are some of the most confidential data in our country” James said in a statement.
“Like the richest man in the world, Elon Musk is not used to saying ‘no’, but in our country, no one is above the law. The president does not have the power to give our private information to anyone who chooses , and cannot reduce federal payments approved by Congress, “said James. “This level of access to unauthorized people is illegal, unprecedented and unacceptable. Dege has no authority to access this information, which explicitly sought to block critical payments in which millions of Americans trust: payments that support medical care, Child care, and other essential programs. “
However, the Treasury Department has said that dogs has only “Read” Access to its systems and cannot affect expenses, according to a letter An official of the department sent to Congress on Wednesday.
Doge, a Trump administration work group assigned to find ways to reduce federal expenditure, now has access to a treasury unit called the Fiscal Service Office, which disburse billions of payments every year, including Social Security checks and Federal wages, according to the Associated Press.
Kate Gibson and Kathryn Watson contributed to this report.
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