Summary

David A. Lebryk, a top Treasury official, is retiring after clashing with allies of Elon Musk over access to the U.S. government’s payment systems, which handle over $6 trillion annually in Social Security, Medicare, salaries, and tax refunds.

Typically controlled by a few career officials, these systems are crucial to tens, if not hundreds, of millions of people across the country.

Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) sought access under a Trump executive order, raising concerns over political influence.

The dispute underscores Musk’s growing influence and alarms experts over potential interference in federal financial operations.

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    The people threatening his job have the resources and immunity to drag him and his family into expensive legal fights. How do you afford a never-ending legal battle when your opponent doesn’t have to follow any rules? Probably hoping just to keep his retirement benefits and not have Musk sniffing around his family and friends like the ghoul that he is.

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        Until they declare you in support of DEIA antifa terrorists and block you from payment systems. Anti-communist style blacklisting will come sooner or later and most people will capitulate instead of resisting.

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          This person’s already going on the blacklist, they’d be better off fighting back now and engaging the public while there’s still the sliver of a chance

          This situation isn’t easy, but it isn’t complicated either