Consider how a group of anti-Trump state attorneys general sued the Trump presidency to stop DOGE from obtaining Treasury Department pay systems, and brought the case before an Obama-appointed determine who, of course, granted Expand a momentary order?
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The ruling, according to the media, only temporarily prevents political appointees and special government employees from gaining access to sensitive Treasury Department data, such as those at the Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ). But the truth may be far more sinister.
According to some on X, Judge Paul Engelmayer’s choice properly blocks all political officials to the Trump administration, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, from accessing sensitive Treasury Department information.
Only recently, New York Judge Paul Engelmayer forbade all political appointees from obtaining Department of Justice information, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. of Treasury information, all based on Blueanon crime ideas! !
Those ideas don’t become challenged because the attempt was EX PARTE — significance…
— Charlie Kirk ( @charliekirk11 ) February 8, 2025
If correct, this would be a blatant efforts to hinder and destroy the government’s ability to govern. But is it?
Engelmayer’s decision states that pending the reading schedule for Feb. 13, the accused, who are Donald Trump, in his official capacity as president of the United States, and Scott Bessent, in his official capacity as Treasury Secretary… ,
Other than civil servants with a need for access to the Bureau of Fiscal Services who have passed all background checks and security approvals and received all required education in information security, are prohibited from granting access to any Treasury Department pay records, repayment methods, or any other data systems maintained by the Treasury Department containing personally identifiable information and/or private financial data of payees.
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The order continues:
( ii ) prohibited from granting access to any political appointees, special government employees, and government employees detailed from an agency outside the Treasury Department to any payment records, payment systems, or other data systems maintained by the Treasury Department containing personally identifiable information and/or payees ‘ confidential financial information; ( iii ) ordered to direct any person prohibited from having access to such information, records and systems but who has had access to such records, records, and systems since January 20, 2025 to immediately destroy any and all copies
Does this imply that Secretary Bessent is prohibited from accessing Treasury Department records?  ,
It actually sort of appears that way.  ,
Only career civil servants within the Bureau of Fiscal Services, who have passed background checks and security clearances and completed required training, are permitted access to this data under the order, while political appointees, special government employees, and staff from outside organizations are expressly prohibited from doing so. This steaming pile of garbage ruling means that the Treasury Secretary is prohibited from viewing or handling his own department’s sensitive financial data because he qualifies as a political appointee. This unprecedented action essentially removes one of the Treasury secretary’s primary responsibilities and undermines the executive branch’s authority to control its own financial operations.
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LAWFARE: In an egregious and unconstitutional assault on executive authority, Judge Paul Engelmayer has unilaterally forbidden all of Trump’s political appointees—including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent—from accessing Treasury Department data. This ruling, concocted without … pic. twitter.com/gauqMKURvY— @amuse ( @amuse ) February 8, 2025
More on this as it develops…
