Judge Orders Musk’s DOGE, Agency Staff to Testify in Lawsuit

Feb. 27, 2025, 9:04 PM UTC

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency must present a representative to testify under oath at a deposition about the structure of the office, its authority and its work, a judge has ruled.

US District Judge John Bates on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to produce witnesses for depositions, as well as produce records and answer questions in a lawsuit brought by labor unions and nonprofit groups. The suit seeks to block DOGE’s access to systems at three federal agencies: the Labor Department, Health and Human Service Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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