We have very big news.

Public Citizen filed a lawsuit against Donald J. Trump just moments after he was
once again sworn in as president of the United States.

Here’s what you need to know:

* Our lawsuit is about Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency
(a.k.a. DOGE).

* The suit explains that DOGE is what’s known as an advisory committee, which
means it is subject to a 1972 law called the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

* The law requires that such committees be “fairly balanced in terms of the
points of view represented and the functions to be performed” and that they
operate transparently.

* DOGE is most definitely not fairly balanced and most definitely not set up to
operate transparently.

* DOGE will be run by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, putting him in a
position to drive policy recommendations in Trump’s second term.

* And although Trump says that DOGE is about “efficiency,” the true intent is
to spike corporate profits by rolling back vital regulatory protections — on
things like clean air, safe food, and workplace safety — and to slash
government spending on vital programs like nutrition assistance and Medicaid.

Forcing DOGE to comply with the law is one way to shine light on the Trump
regime’s conflicts of interest and to fight back against its extremist,
pro-corporate agenda.

But winning a legal battle like this will not be easy.

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- Robert Weissman & Lisa Gilbert, Co-Presidents of Public Citizen


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