19 states sue to stop DOGE from accessing Americans' personal data

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Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday 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. (Video courtesy of US Network Pool via AP)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/8/19-states-sue-to-stop-doge-from-accessing-americans-personal-data  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00In the past week, Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency have accessed

00:09the personal private information of tens of millions of Americans, and sensitive data

00:16about public and private entities, Social Security numbers, addresses, tax returns,

00:24and more.

00:26This unelected group, led by the world's richest man, is not authorized to have this information,

00:33and they explicitly sought this unauthorized access to illegally blocked payments that

00:38millions of Americans rely on.

00:42Payments for health care, child care, and other essential programs.

00:47Today, Democratic Attorneys General are taking action to keep Americans' personal data

00:53secure, to keep sensitive information about Americans private, and to uphold our Constitution.

01:02We have filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for giving unauthorized individuals

01:08access to these immensely sensitive records in violation of the law.

01:14President Trump does not have the power to give our private information away to whomever

01:20he wants, and he does not have the power to cut federal spending that Congress approved,

01:28much less to do so by giving the richest man in the world the keys to all Americans' most

01:34sensitive information.

01:36As Democratic Attorneys General, we are suing to stop this unprecedented and unauthorized

01:44attack, and to protect your personal information.

01:50As I've said before, no one is above the law, and I will not hesitate to uphold the

01:56rule of law and protect New Yorkers.

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