Newsweek -The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. threatened legal action on Monday against anyone who "impedes" the Department of Government Efficiency's work or "threatens" its people.
The acting U.S. attorney stepped in after DOGE chief Elon Musk and his allies faced sharp blowback for taking over operations in multiple government agencies over the last few days, including the U.S. Treasury, the General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management.
Together, the three departments make up the backbone of the U.S. financial system and contain sensitive payment information related to trillions of dollars in federal disbursements, as well as personal identifying information about tens of thousands of government employees.
Musk's team, which includes several recent college graduates with no government experience, also hamstrung the U.S. Agency for International Development and the SpaceX CEO said Monday he is working to shut down the agency "beyond repair." USAID is a congressionally authorized agency and cannot be shuttered without approval from Congress.
The U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C. worked with DOGE over the weekend, acting U.S. attorney Ed Martin said in a letter to Musk.
"I recognize that some of the staff at DOGE has been targeted publicly," Martin said. "At this time, I ask that you utilize me and myself staff to assist in protecting the DOGE work and the DOGE workers. Any threats, confrontations, or other actions in any way that impact their work may break numerous laws."
Martin did not elaborate on what the alleged threats were and which laws they may violate.
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