Elon Musk’s DOGE Sued After Trump’s Inauguration—Here’s Why

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s extra-governmental Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was hit with a lawsuit on Monday, just minutes after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The 30 page complaintfiled by public interest law firm National Security Counselors, alleges that DOGE — which shares an acronym with the ticker of Dogecoin, Musk’s favorite meme coin — is illegally operating as a federal advisory committee. In doing so, DOGE is operating in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’s rules on hiring, disclosures and other matters, the lawsuit says.

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