1229: Criminals Whistling; Whistleblowers Look Askance
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/05/22
The Second Trump Administration has been terrible for the American economy, for international relations, for the plight of the poor, and for many of the sick around the world, extrapolating from known data from cuts to programs, including USAID. A Christian Crusader, some say, fighting for the rich and shortening the lives and bank notes of the poor: The Way Jesus spoke towards.
The biggest, the baddest, the bestest, the richest, the Golden Age of America, the most efficient and transparent in the history of the world. ‘A department of governmental efficiency more transparent than any ever, in American history.’
So, a court order was recently blocked by the Trump administration forcing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to release documents to a watchdog group. The Justice Department did make an argument. That DOGE is an advisory body. It’s exempt from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), so not a federal agency.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sued in February. CREW claims DOGE wields significant power. A power with no transparency. If not, an independent review by a watchdog group seems reasonable.
The story continued: A federal judge ruled DOGE likely has more than an advisory role. This includes involvement in closing USAID and cancelling major contracts. The judge noted a major authority of DOGE. It has the authority to terminate federal contracts, employees, and programs.
They ordered DOGE to turn over documents, then have acting administrator Amy Gleason testify under oath by June 13. An appeals court panel paused the order, temporarily. Then another panel later reinstated it.
It’s a merry-go-round.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer said, “[The judge’s orders are] extraordinarily overbroad and intrusive.” Several emergency appeals of the Trump administration exist like this one. They were made to the Supreme Court after lower court setbacks.
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