Politico: Warren, Wyden call for probe of Musk aides’ access to Treasury payments
The top Democrats overseeing the Treasury Department are calling on a congressional watchdog to investigate the Trump administration's decision to give Elon Musk's team access to the federal system that controls trillions of dollars in payments.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Tuesday asked the Government Accountability Office to open an inquiry into how newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent allowed Musk’s government efficiency group to gain access to the federal apparatus that makes payments to Americans, including Social Security benefits, tax refunds, Medicare benefits and payments to federal contractors.
"GAO must investigate and determine who was granted access to these systems, why and how this access was granted, and the implications for the nation’s economic and national security," Warren and Wyden wrote in a letter to the congressional watchdog that was shared with POLITICO.
The call for an investigation comes as Democrats vow to fight back against what they say is Musk’s unprecedented political meddling in vast operations of the federal government, including Treasury’s payments system. Federal employee unions on Monday sued to block the DOGE team from accessing Treasury's payment system.
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By: Michael Stratford
Source: Politico
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