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lets not forget that Trump created a new department and put Elon in charge, the DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. With that in mind Musk can hire anyone he w

lets not forget that Trump created a new department and put Elon in charge, the DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. With that in mind Musk can hire anyone he wants yes? Trump gave Elon the clearances and powers needed to do this work. It's no different in my opinion than the CIA hiring confidential sources or the FBI hiring contractors. I mean Elon isn't going to personally do the work as department head...

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> Trump gave Elon the clearances and powers needed to do this work Where? Trump gave Elon SGE status, nothing more. Also, there are statues that Trump can’t unilaterally void. That isn’t practically relevant for Trump. But it is legally relevant for these kids—they’re illegally accessing government servers. > no different in my opinion than the CIA hiring confidential sources or the FBI hiring contractors If the CIA or FBI were breaking into the Treasury, we’d have an analogy.