Appeals Court Rules in Favor of DOGE Accessing ‘Sensitive Information’ – Twitchy

This is ironic, two days after the coast-to-coast “Hands Off!” protests across the country. Democrats have been crying for a while now about Elon Musk and his DOGE gangsters sneaking into Social Security systems and pulling up all your personal, sensitive information — the same information that thousands of federal workers have access to (or had, before they were sent packing). Sensitive information, like President Donald Trump’s tax returns, leaked to the media?

Remember the Democrats moving their little podium all around Washington, D.C., protesting DOGE at every federal agency they entered? Well, it’s back to hands-on, as an appeals judge has ruled in favor of DOGE.

Appeals Court rules in favor of DOGE

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just put on hold an injunction imposed against DOGE by Biden appointed Judge Deborah Boardman.

The decision clears the way for DOGE to access important data. pic.twitter.com/1IaIiCERy6

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 7, 2025

U.S News and World Report writes:

An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at three federal agencies, a win for the Trump administration as the underlying lawsuit plays out.

In a split ruling, the three-judge panel blocked a lower court decision that halted DOGE access at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction last month in federal court in Baltimore, saying the government failed to adequately explain why DOGE needed the information to perform its job duties.

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Led by the American Federation of Teachers, the plaintiffs allege the Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it gave DOGE access to systems with personal information on tens of millions of Americans without their consent, including people’s income and asset information, Social Security numbers, birth dates, home addresses and marital and citizenship status.

The Trump administration says DOGE is targeting waste across the federal government by addressing alleged fraud and upgrading technology.

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Personal information like Social Security numbers, which we’ve learned are shared among a number of people, mainly illegal immigrants? And if the birth dates were left blank, they defaulted to a date making it look like a lot of 150-year-olds were receiving Social Security benefits.

The best part is it’s a defeat for the American Federation of Teachers.

Winning

— Thomad Lund🇺🇸 (@LundThomad) April 7, 2025

The more we appeal, the more sane we get.

A clear example for why we need panels of judges, instead of lone activists, for deciding nationwide TROs of executive action.

— The Big Picture (@Big_Picture_89) April 7, 2025

I voted for full access for doge

— DOGEMemery🌞 (@DogeMemery) April 7, 2025

Big win for DOGE

— StrifeForAmerica 🇺🇸 (@Strife4America) April 7, 2025

Winning! I don’t know if I can handle all this winning.

— unburdened-by-what-has-been (@mrwndrflxoxo) April 7, 2025

Good, let them get to work

— The Salty Chef (@TheSaltyChef007) April 7, 2025

Any given office clerk at the local police station has access to all my personal data. But suddenly it’s a shocking Constitutional crisis if the President has such access.

— Susan Swift (@RealSusanSwift) April 7, 2025

Great move by the court. Biden’s judges keep trying to block transparency. What are they so afraid of us finding?

— VJT (@KelvinCold1234) April 7, 2025

We’ll have to do a wellness check on Randi Weingarten and see how she’s doing after this ruling. What is it that unions don’t want DOGE to find?

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