Democrat Propagandist Jen Psaki: So as we speak, the federal court system is playing a game of what I’m gonna call whack a mole with Elon Musk. I mean in three short weeks, Musk and his loyal crew of DOGE minions have wreaked havoc on the federal government, infiltrating more than a dozen agencies and departments, effectively ransacking them over the objections of the people who actually know what they do. In the process, they’ve upended security protocols, gained access to sensitive information, fired civil service, civil servants, and cancelled government contracts. Nothing fishy sounding there, everyone. But the point is that their meddling has been so pervasive and so illegal that it’s hard for the public and even the courts to keep up. I mean sure, a federal judge rightfully blocked Musk’s DOGE crew from the Treasury Department’s central payment system. But we still don’t really know what they were actually doing during the time they had unfettered access or what they have done with the information they had access to. As one cyber security expert told the New York Times, their raid on the Treasury Department represents the most consequential security breach in American history. That’s how he described it. And right after the DOGE crew was kicked out of Treasury, they were given access to the State Department. We learned today that Musk’s teenage henchman, Edward Corristine, is now posted to the department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. He’d like to be known by his juvenile online pseudonym. It’s online… on the screen. But he’s better known for being busted in a previous job for leaking company secrets. Not a lie, that is a truth. As the Washington Post reports, officials now worry that his position might give him a foothold for obtaining unauthorized access to classified material and obtain compromising information on other countries and foreign activities. Joining me now is Democratic Senator Ron Widen of Oregon. He is the ranking Democrat on the Senate’s Finance Committee, and he also sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Senator, thank you so much for being here. You’ve been very busy. I just wanna start with new evidence regarding Elon Musk’s DOGE team accessing sensitive federal data. Because I think a lot of people sitting at home are wondering what they’re doing with this. What should we know? Where is this information? And, and you, um, Wired reporting that Musk’s claim that had read only access to treasury materials that’s key. But reporting from Wired states at least one Musk aligned official had the ability to change the code of the Treasury’s payment system, which also feels important to me. You’ve called in the Treasury secretary to come clean about Musk’s infiltration, cause we all have all these questions. Have you gotten a straight answer or learned anything.
Senator Ron Wyden (D) Oregon: We haven’t gotten a straight answer. And I’m convinced this read only a matter Jen is just a blatant lie. Later reporting showed that in effect, the henchmen, the Musk henchmen were going in there to cut off payments they didn’t like. And the reality is, is Musk is about subverting the Constitution. He’s already got access to Social Security financial data, health data, you name it. And I think people need to know that these are the elements of a coup.
Jen Psaki: There were so much you just said there, and you just, I mean…
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Elon Musk and the DOGE team aim to streamline government operations and reduce wasteful spending, which aligns with a broader mandate to increase accountability and efficiency within federal agencies. The assertion that Musk’s actions are akin to a “coup” lacks substantiation, as his team’s activities are part of an executive initiative to review and reform government processes.