Democrat/Deep State Lawfare To Prevent Transparency and Hinder MAGA

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Judge orders sweeping restriction on DOGE access to sensitive Treasury payment systems

A federal judge on Saturday issued a sweeping block on most Trump administration officials — including Elon Musk and his allies — from accessing sensitive Treasury records for at least a week while legal proceedings play out in New York.

Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer issued the middle-of-the-night order after an emergency request by 19 Democratic attorneys general warning that the efforts by Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency allies to take control of Treasury’s sensitive payment systems — which have access to personal information of millions of Americans and the government’s financial transactions — were putting their residents at risk.
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A federal judge in Washington had already limited access to this system to a pair of Musk allies who had been embedded within Treasury as “special government employees,” as well as other existing Treasury employees and officials with legitimate reasons to access it. But Engelmayer’s order goes further, barring even the two Musk-associated officials — Tom Krause and Marko Elez — and many other government employees from accessing the system until at least Feb. 14, when a different federal judge has called a hearing on the matter.

Instead, Engelmayer limited access to the Treasury system to “civil servants with a need for access … who have passed all background checks and security clearances and all information security training” required by laws and regulations.

The Barack Obama-appointed judge also affirmatively barred any political appointees or special government employees detailed to Treasury — the designation given to Musk’s allies — from accessing the system. And he ordered Treasury Department leaders to require that any newly prohibited officials who already accessed such information to “immediately destroy and all copies of material downloaded.”
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Though Engelmayer issued the emergency order, the case will ultimately be handled by U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, a Joe Biden appointee who was confirmed to the bench last year.
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More: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/...e-team-treasury-department-elon-musk-00203248
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New York Judge Paul Engelmayer just forbade all political appointees — including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — from accessing Dept. of Treasury data, all based on Blueanon conspiracy theories!!

Those theories couldn't be challenged because the order was EX PARTE — meaning Trump's lawyers weren't warned, and couldn't weigh in. Only Democrat Attorneys General were allowed to argue.

The judge cites no law or logic to support this unprecedented order, because it defies both. The judge’s ruling is, in essence, that Scott Bessent simply occupies a ceremonial position without real power, like the King of England.

This is a grenade thrown into the functioning of the Treasury Department.

It forbids the elected government from accessing information about budget and finances. Instead, only the permanent, deep-state government can know what's being spent.

It means Scott Bessent's subordinates have far more power than Scott Bessent does.

Democrat pundits who whine about the Constitution are liars, and will shred it the first chance they get.

For now, the order is only for the next week, but if a court tries to make it permanent the Trump Administration should absolutely consider defying it.

Better yet, SCOTUS should bar this judge from ever hearing similar cases again, and every Democrat lawyer involved should be sanctioned.
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https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1888296765616730379
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This ruling is pure judicial sabotage. A New York Obama judge has just declared that the elected U.S. government cannot access Treasury Department data—all based on unchallenged, ex parte arguments from Democrat Attorneys General. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has effectively been stripped of his authority, with bureaucrats now holding more power than the officials appointed to lead them. This is how the deep state operates: unelected judges and bureaucrats undermining the elected president in broad daylight.

The ruling isn’t just lawless—it’s an open attack on the functioning of the federal government. There is no legal basis for declaring a Treasury Secretary powerless to oversee budget and financial data. This is a blatant attempt to keep Trump’s administration from uncovering whatever financial games the Biden-era bureaucrats have been playing. What are they trying to hide?

If this ruling is allowed to stand, it will create a dangerous precedent where leftist judges can effectively shut down any part of the federal government they don’t like. SCOTUS needs to step in immediately. If necessary, the Trump administration should consider defying this outrageous order. No judge has the right to hand control of the U.S. Treasury to unelected bureaucrats. This is a crisis, and it needs to be treated as one.
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https://x.com/TorstenProchnow/status/1888297744693178421
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"Paul Engelmayer has made his decision. Now let us see him enforce it!" -- Andrew Jackson (apocryphal, paraphrased)
 
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Brian4Liberty said:
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Brian4Liberty again.

And I would go even further ...

Occam's Banana said:
https://twitter.com/michaelmalice/status/1538937915191042049
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https://twitter.com/michaelmalice/status/1325936548349693953
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"Being represented by a person one disgarees with is a contradiction in terms." -- Michael Malice

"There is no reason whatsoever to be represented by someone you are opposed to. Elections are inherently illegitimate." -- Michael Malice
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