14 States to File Lawsuit Against DOGE Access to Government Payment Systems

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The state attorneys general said the level of access given to DOGE is โ€˜unlawfulโ€™ and โ€˜unacceptable.โ€™

A coalition of 14 state attorneys general said on Thursday that they will file a lawsuit to stop the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive federal payment systems.

The coalition said that DOGE, an advisory committee led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has no authority to access federal government systemsโ€”which they said contain Americansโ€™ personal data, state bank account data, and โ€œsome of our countryโ€™s most sensitive data.โ€

โ€œThis level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, and unacceptable,โ€ the coalition said in a statement released by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.

โ€œDOGE has no authority to access this information, which they explicitly sought in order to block critical payments that millions of Americans rely onโ€”payments that support health care, childcare, and other essential programs.โ€

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted DOGE access to the Treasuryโ€™s payment system after Trump took office on Jan. 20. DOGE has been tasked with reviewing agencies for potential downsizing and termination, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to reduce federal spending and boost government efficiency.

The attorneys general also argued that President Donald Trump โ€œdoes not have the powerโ€ to grant DOGE access to Americansโ€™ private information or to withhold federal payments approved by Congress.

They planned to pursue legal action to defend โ€œour Constitution, our right to privacy, and the essential funding that individuals and communities nationwide are counting on.โ€

The coalition includes Platkin and attorneys general from New York, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

On Feb. 5, a coalition of labor unions sued to block DOGE access to federal payment systems, alleging that it violates โ€œconstitutional limits on executive powerโ€ and โ€œlaws protecting civil servants from arbitrary threats and adverse action.โ€

The plaintiffsโ€”which include the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International Union, and the Economic Policy Instituteโ€”sought a temporary restraining order or administrative stay against DOGE.

Justice Department attorneys issued a proposed order on Feb. 5 saying the federal government will temporarily restrict DOGE from accessing information in the Treasury Departmentโ€™s payment system and allow special government employees โ€œread-onlyโ€ access to payment records.

Byย Aldgra Fredly

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