Elon Musk spent nearly $300 million to install Donald Trump in the White House and then gleefully tore through virtually every part of the federal government that does anything to help everyday people.

And now that Tesla’s net income has fallen by 71 percent, he thinks he can just waltz right back to the private sector, no questions asked?

Oh hell no.

The Intercept is suing the Department of Government Efficiency under the Freedom of Information Act in order to gain access to the documents we need to expose the truth about DOGE and what laws may have been broken.

But DOGE is fighting us in court, so we’re asking our readers to chip in to ensure that we have the funding to see this fight through.

Will you donate $5 to help The Intercept expose the truth about Elon Musk and DOGE?

Not since the Gilded Age have we seen such an obscene display of big money influencing American politics.

Under Musk’s direction, DOGE has gutted huge swaths of the federal government responsible for public health, nuclear safety, consumer protection, education, Social Security, airline safety, and more.

Tens of thousands of public employees have been summarily fired, while DOGE has helped itself to massive amounts of personal financial data on millions of Americans.

And virtually all of this has happened behind closed doors and away from public view. The potential for corruption and self-dealing is unfathomable.

That’s why we’re fighting so hard to bring DOGE’s operations into the light of day.

The Intercept filed a series of Freedom of Information Act requests in order to gain access to emails and other documents that would shed light on DOGE’s internal operations. And when the Trump administration refused to comply, we sued.

The administration just filed a motion to dismiss our case, but we’re not backing down.

Will you donate $5 to The Intercept and help expose the truth about Elon Musk and DOGE?

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