Senators say access that Elon Musk's team was given to the government's payment system, poses "threats to the economy and national security, and the potential violation of laws protecting Americans' privacy and tax data.

Attorneys for the Justice Department have agreed to temporarily restrict staffers associated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing information in the Treasury Department’s payment system.

Nineteen Democratic attorneys general have sued President Donald Trump to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.

President Trump on Friday lamented how the U.S. does not have “very good security” when discussing how Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gained access to sensitive federal information this week.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said "this level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, and unacceptable."

Vice President JD Vance says Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency should rehire a staff member who resigned after he was linked to social media posts that espoused racism.