DOGE is done. What happened to its records?
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The Trump administration is blocking public access to DOGE records, undermining transparency laws.
DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, ended without public accounting of its actions. The administration argues DOGE was advisory, not an agency, so its records fall under the Presidential Records Act, which delays FOIA access for five years. A whistleblower reported DOGE teams at the NLRB deleted accounts before audits. The White House has no plans for a final report. Lawsuits from CREW and American Oversight challenge this secrecy. The administration also adopted an OLC opinion declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional, and has fired inspectors general, proposed NDAs for federal workers, and removed public data from agency websites.
What commenters are saying
Commenters overwhelmingly condemn the administration's actions as criminal and authoritarian, arguing that the lack of transparency indicates corruption. A top comment notes that the 17 inspectors general fired on Trump's first Friday back set a dangerous precedent. Another camp debates whether federal spending is actually wasteful: some argue there's significant waste, especially in the DOD, while others contend DOGE was a con that didn't target real waste. A comment points out that non-violent movements are historically more successful than violent ones, in response to a suggestion of armed resistance.