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Elon Musk has claimed there is a staggering $50 billion in fraudulent entitlement payments, following a U.S. District Court ruling blocking his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team from accessing Treasury Department data. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer's order restricts data access to political appointees and government employees from outside the Treasury, a decision Musk criticized as protecting "corrupt judges" and "corruption," according to his posts on social media platform X.
Musk, who oversees cost-cutting initiatives for former President Donald Trump, asserted that necessary changes for managing federal payments were not implemented earlier. He reported discussions within the Treasury that suggested half of the $100 billion annual payments lacked valid identification, pointing to significant fraud concerns.
The temporary order, effective until a February 14 hearing, also mandates that anyone who has accessed Treasury records since Trump’s inauguration destroy any downloaded materials. Engelmayer emphasized the potential irreparable harm to states involved in the lawsuit without immediate injunction due to the sensitive nature of the information involved.