MA AG Moves To Sue Elon Musk, DOGE, Along With 12 Other States

MASSACHUSETTS - Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced Thursday she, along with 12 other attorneys general, would be filing a lawsuit challenging Elon Musk's exercise of executive power.

According to a news release from her office, the suit contends that President Donald Trump violated the U.S. Constitution by creating his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) without Congressional approval, thus providing Musk with significant powers over the government.

"Our lawsuit seeks to put an end to the ongoing corruption and abuse at DOGE that threatens funding for our crucial needs such as healthcare, education and more," Campbell said.

The suit comes on the heels of a multitude of reported budget cuts and slashings from DOGE, reportedly all made public through Musk's X account. The billionaire owner of Tesla recently, in a press conference by Trump's side in the Oval Office, said his unelected status was rendered moot by the public electing Trump.

Campbell is seeking a court ruling deeming Musk's actions unconstitutional and an injunction restricting him from issuing orders to anyone in the executive branch outside of DOGE. The New Mexico Department of Justice and the attorneys general of Arizona and Michigan aided in filing the lawsuit, and it's since been joined by California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Vermont.

“The President cannot create a new department to restructure the federal government," Campbell said. "And [he] certainly cannot give unchecked power to a billionaire friend without Congressional action.”