Billionaire Elon Musk, who has deployed a team to access internal treasury systems or the USAID agency, is a “special government employee” and is operating in accordance with the law, according to White House spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt .
“I can confirm that (Musk) is a special government employee and that he is complying with all applicable federal laws,” said spokeswoman on Monday, although he could not confirm whether the tycoon, who does not occupy a position in the Donald Trump cabinet, has Obtained a security permit to access sensitive data.
Musk has deployed a team of several young people, who report directly to him, and who during the weekend have accessed payment systems of the Department of Treasury and Servers of the US Cooperation Agency (USAID), exposing in some cases transfers that the tycoon has denounced as inappropriate.
According to the Department of Justice, a special government employees is “anyone who works or is expected to work for the government for 130 days or less in a period of 365 days.”
As sources indicated to CNN, Musk does not receive any salary from the Government for their services that performs as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).
In addition, according to the CBS chain, Musk has an office in the west of the White House and, sometimes, has come to her accompanied by one of her minor children.
Trump today told questions from journalists in the oval office that Musk is working in the right way and does not believe that he has incurred any conflict of interest in his intervention and audit work of federal expenses.
According to the president, Musk operates under his orders and “he cannot and will do nothing without our approval.”
Musk has deployed a team of six young engineers, which the tycoon joked in X who works without time already, who have taken control of key points in the Treasury department, the Personnel Management Office (OPM) and the General Services Administration (GSA).
These entries, which have sometimes forced to open sensitive federal services to this team, have encountered the opposition of officials of these institutions.
The United States Humanitarian Cooperation Agency (USAID) was the last scenario of this intervention led by Musk, with employees accused of “insubordination” by the Secretary State, Marco Rubio, who has been acting as adsinsitrador in functions of the functions of the agency.
Musk has said that USAID, the world’s largest international cooperation agency, is a “criminal organization” and must be closed immediately.
With EFE information
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