Boston College Heather Cox Richardson, a long -time commentator who put current political events in historical perspective, summarized the actions carried out by political appointment Elon Musk over the weekend as a “coup d’etat” , as well as “the greatest breach of data in human history”.
In a 30 minute video On Facebook Live Sunday, Cox Richardson provided an explanator on how Musk Government Inspection Teams accessed information on the state of state of nationally nationally dryly and sensitive financial information for each American.
“Now I want to be clear,” said Cox Richardson. “Elon Musk is not an elected member of the government. It is directing the Department of Government Efficiency. … is not a government agency. It has never been created by Congress. Has no legal authority. “”
The COX Richardson Substack Bulletin, ”Cards of an American“” It has more than 2 million followers.
The Associated Press reported Sunday that the Trump administration placed two main security chiefs in the United States Agency for International Development in leave of absence After they refused to transmit classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government inspection teams.
Members The Musk Government Efficiency DepartmentKnown as DOGE, he finally obtained access to the classified information of the Aid Agency on Saturday, which includes intelligence reports, told Associated Press a former North -American Officer.
“Extraordinary breaches here of North -American and North -North -American Constitution and National Security are what I characterized this morning on social media as a coup d’etat,” said Cox Richardson.
Musk’s Dooge crew lacked highly high security security to access this information, so that the two USAID security officials (John Voorhees and Deputy Brian McGill) were legally obliged to deny access.
The current and former North -American officials were aware of the incident and spoke on anonymity because they were not authorized to share the information.
On Sunday, Musk responded to a X POP on the news saying, “Usaid is a criminal organization. It’s time to die.
Kate Miller, a DOGE Advisory Board, said in a separate publication that no classified material was accessed “without appropriate safety authorizations”.
Comes one day after Doge made a Operation similar to the Treasure DepartmentAccessing sensitive information, including social security payment systems and Medicare. The Washington Post reported that a treasure officer had given up Musk team by accessing sensitive information.
Musk formed DOGE in cooperation with Trump Administration with the declared purpose of finding ways to do Fire the federal workersCut out programs and reduce federal regulations.
Usaid, whose website faded on Saturday without explanation, has been one of the most directed federal agencies by the Trump administration in an increase Crackdown to the federal government And many of its programs.
“It has been directed by a lot of radical lunatics. And we are achieving them,” Trump told journalists about USAID on Sunday night.
The Trump Administration and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio have imposed an unprecedented Freezing –Se This has closed much of the humanitarian, development and security programs of the USAID worldwide, forcing thousands of layoffs from help organizations, and have ordered the furtos and leaves that have. erased leadership and agency staff In Washington.
The United States is by far the world’s largest humanitarian aid donor, with USAID to administer billions of dollars in humanitarian, development and security assistance in more than 100 countries.
Peter Marocco, a politician who returned from Trump’s first term, was a leader to enforce the stop. USAID employees say they believe that agency outsiders with visitors badge asking Washington’s headquarters are members of Musk’s Dooge team.
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Sunday in a publication that Trump allowed Musk to access people’s personal information and close government funding.
“We have to do everything in our power to push and protect people from damage,” said Massachusetts Senator, without giving details.
At the end of his video, Cox Richardson urged people to tell others, regardless of their political opinions, that “Elon Musk has just left with the computers who control our treasure … and possibly our computers of National security.