Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system [View all]

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Musk’s comments came after David Lebryk, who had spent more than 36 years in government and had briefly run the Treasury while Bessent was awaiting confirmation, resigned abruptly on Friday. Lebryk was responsible for overseeing the operation of the department’s financial infrastructure.

The extent of DOGE’s access to the payments system appeared to be laid bare on Sunday by Musk, who responded to a post on X which contained a spreadsheet showing payments to a number of Lutheran charities.

The spreadsheet was posted by Mike Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, who was pardoned in 2020 after pleading guilty to lying about his contacts with Russians.

Flynn claimed that the screenshots showed “there are MANY more organisations cashing in on our hard-earned money”, adding: “These entities are receiving huge sums, which raises serious questions about how taxpayer funds are being spent and who’s benefiting.”

Musk responded saying “The @DOGE team is rapidly shutting down these illegal payments”. It is unclear whether the billionaire, who has yet to take an official role within government, would have the legal authority to do so.

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