Federal judge blocks Musk’s team from accessing sensitive Treasury material

Donald Trump with Elon Musk at a campaign event in October. A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk’s team from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. The case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system in violation of federal law. Gen. Letitia James, whose office filed the lawsuit, said DOGE’s access to the Treasury Department’s data raises security problems and the possibility of an illegal freeze on federal funds. It also accuses Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of changing the department’s long-standing policy of protecting sensitive, personally identifiable information and financial information to allow Musk’s DOGE team access to its payment systems.