Elon Musk now has access to a Treasury unit called the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which disburses trillions in payments each year, including Social Security checks and federal salaries. There’s no community of Americans that this system does not touch. The concern is that access to this system including personally identifiable information has been ceded to the president’s billionaire friend for reasons that are passing understanding. A lawsuit was filed on Monday alleging “unlawful ongoing, systematic, and continuous disclosure of personal and financial information” to Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The lawsuit, filed by two unions and the Alliance for Retired Americans that names U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Treasury as Defendants. Controlling the system could allow the Trump Administration to unilaterally and illegally cut off payments for millions of Americans. This will put at risk the financial security of families and businesses based on political favoritism or the whims of Mr. Musk and those on his team who have worked their way inside.
Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, gained control of the system after Treasury’s acting Deputy Secretary, David Lebryk, resigned from his position after more than 30 years of service. Lebryk stepped down after Musk and his DOGE organization requested access to sensitive Treasury data.
On Sunday, Musk stated that DOGE had stopped payments from the U.S. Department of Health and Human services to Lutheran Family Services, a faith-based charity that had been offering social services to refugees.
Musk is not an elected official. He gave billions of dollars to the Trump campaign so it appears that his office in the White House and his unlimited access to this important information is his “payback.” It is also important to know that granting access to sensitive information to Musk due to significant business interests in China, noting that Musk’s company Tesla operates its largest factory in China. I would like to urge each of you to write to our Reps Robert Aderholt and Tommy Tuberville and express your concerns. IF we can get enough people to write then MAYBE it will get their attention. The addresses are:
Robert Aderholt
272 Cannon House Office Bldg
Washington DC 20915
Tommy Tuberville
455 Russell Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC 20510