Laura Barron-Lopez:
There were nonstop court actions today, Geoff.
So, to start off, one federal judge extended a restraining order against DOGE — that’s that Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk — barring them from accessing Treasury payment systems. So that restraining order is extended.
There was another lawsuit where the Consumer Financial Bureau essentially was told that they don’t have to delete. It was trying to prevent their full-on dismantling, which is being done by Elon Musk and other Trump administration officials. And the judge said that no CFPB employees could be fired.
And another case brought by eight fired inspectors general, the judge said that they would not issue any emergency action to reinstate those inspectors general, and that that case is going to be ongoing.
Then, in a case challenging Elon Musk and DOGE’s entire operation, another federal judge asked for more specifics and said that they would rule at a later date. All of that is happening, Geoff, as DOGE is growing its numbers.
I was told by a source familiar with the situation that billionaire Joseph Gebbia, the Airbnb co-founder, is joining the efforts at DOGE with Elon Musk. And he was at the Office of Personnel Management today being onboarded.
