R.I., Conn., Vt., Maine among states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data

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PROVIDENCE — Democratic attorneys general in 13 states said they would file a lawsuit to put a halt to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems that contain sensitive personal information on Americans.

Thirteen attorneys general, including Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, said in a statement that they were taking action “in defense of our Constitution, our right to privacy, and the essential funding that individuals and communities nationwide are counting on.”

“As the richest man in the world, Elon Musk is not used to being told ‘no,’ but in our country, no one is above the law,” said the attorneys general in a statement. “The President does not have the power to give away our private information to anyone he chooses, and he cannot cut federal payments approved by Congress.”

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