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Elon Musk's DOGE is executing a historically dangerous data breach

By Ray Brescia

Federal judge Paul Engelmayer issued an emergency order Saturday that barred the Trump administration from providing access to sensitive and private financial information about hundreds of millions of Americans. The judge also ordered Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to destroy any data it had already accessed.

We don't yet know how much, if any, damage has already been done to American taxpayers and businesses. But perhaps, at a minimum, this judicial order will prevent further harm. The parties were ordered to return to court Friday for a full hearing on a preliminary injunction to prevent this information from being accessed again. In other words, Americans will have their day in court before this information is shared again, and it's possible the American people will receive the same legal protections that President Donald Trump was afforded when his own financial records were subject to review by law enforcement and elected officials. He strenuously resisted these efforts and received full due process rights in cases that dragged out for years before those officials gained access to such records.

This is a preview of Ray Brescia's latest article. Read the full column here.

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