And So It Begins: First Lawsuits Filed Against Trump Agenda

The left isn't wasting any time challenging the new Trump administration. While President Trump was signing the first executive orders taking control of the executive branch of the United States, the first lawsuits were filed in a federal court in Washington, this time challenging the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE.)

And So It Begins: First Lawsuits Filed Against Trump Agenda​

By Ward Clark | 2:54 PM on January 20, 2025
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The left isn't wasting any time challenging the new Trump administration. While President Trump was signing the first executive orders taking control of the executive branch of the United States, the first lawsuits were filed in a federal court in Washington, this time challenging the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE.)

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Within minutes of Trump taking the oath of office, at least three lawsuits were filed in federal court in Washington, seeking to shut down Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” until it complies with transparency rules related to governmental advisory entities.

The lawsuits allege that the project Trump announced to target government waste violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act by giving private individuals roles in the government decision-making process without the public access the law requires.

This was inevitable. Winning the election put Donald Trump back in the White House, but it won't stop the left from trying to throw every stumbling block in his way that they can manage. And, while the president is entitled to his advisors, the assertion seems to be that he is "advancing private interests" by eliminating government waste, which seems like something of a stretch.

One of the suits, filed by Public Citizen, the State Democracy Defenders Fund and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, contends DOGE has breached FACA, which the lawsuit says is intended to prevent such efforts from “turning into vehicles for advancing private interests in the federal decision-making process.”

The other cases were brought by National Security Counselors and Democracy Forward and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

A fourth lawsuit filed Monday by the Center for Biological Diversity seeks all records from the Office of Management and Budget relating to DOGE.

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[Baby Yoda]

 

[Margery]

sigh!

 

[mattfivefour]

Clearly they do not care for the will of the majority of the American people.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

WHY was court in session/office open for other-than-emergency, life-and-death business ON A FEDERAL HOLIDAY?

Guess the court is . . . racist to be open on MLK Day

 

[Margery]

WHY was court in session/office open for other-than-emergency, life-and-death business ON A FEDERAL HOLIDAY?

Guess the court is . . . racist to be open on MLK Day

Yup! by their own logic, it's dissing MLK!

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Yup! by their own logic, it's dissing MLK!

Everyone there should have been out doing good deeds/volunteer service, as has become traditional on MLK day (in some places, anyway)

NOT collecting holiday overtime pay/holiday comp time, etc.

How rude, disrespectful, wasteful, and racist