Musk’s DOGE Blocked From Treasury Data in State AGs Lawsuit (1)

A federal judge temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing some Treasury Department information and ordered the destruction of data they’ve already gathered in response to a lawsuit from a group of states.

US District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan issued the temporary restraining order hours after 19 mostly Democratic-led states filed the suit against President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The order will remain in place until the judge rules on a longer lasting injunction sought by the states. He set a hearing for Feb. 14.

Engelmayer said the states were likely to ...