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The Daily Beast Latest Articles | Trump’s Bid to Kill Embarrassing Musk Lawsuit Fails Miserably by Janna Brancolini

Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesA federal judge is allowing a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of illegally exercising executive powers as the head of DOGE to move forward, despite the Trump administration’s attempts to quash it.

More than a dozen state attorneys general sued Musk, the U.S. DOGE Service, and President Donald Trump last year, arguing that the billionaire was exercising power similar to a Senate-confirmed Cabinet official despite not having Senate confirmation.

Trump’s Bid to Kill Embarrassing Musk Lawsuit Fails Miserably

The president’s own words came back to haunt him.

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 7, 2025

15 Attorneys General Release Statement Defending Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
https://www.them.us/story/attorneys-general-release-statement-defending-gender-affirming-care-youth-trump-executive-order

“No federal law makes gender-affirming care unlawful. President Trump cannot change that by Executive Order,” the statement reads.

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15 Attorneys General Release Statement Defending Gender-Affirming Care for Youth

“[N]o federal law makes gender-affirming care unlawful. President Trump cannot change that by Executive Order,” the statement reads.

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Houston Public Media Jan 28, 2025

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee spoke out against President Donald Trump's order freezing the release of federal grants and loans, which was set to take effect Tuesday afternoon before it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/01/28/512232/dem-state-ags-will-sue-to-block-trumps-freeze-of-federal-grants-and-loans/

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Harris County Attorney condemns Trump’s order to freeze federal grants and loans

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general is suing President Donald Trump's administration over the order, which was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge. Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee says the county could potentially join the lawsuit.

Houston Public Media