'Forced her way in': 2 Dem lawmakers storm in Johnson’s office over latest move for Musk

05 February

Two Democratic lawmakers stormed into House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) office "unscheduled" Wednesday over President Donald Trump ally, billionaire Elon Musk's new access to the US Department of Treasury's highly sensitive payment system, Politico reports.

Per the report, Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) entered the GOP leader's office after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited Johnson's office to talk Trump's "tax agenda."

Politico notes that "Bessent gave members of Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the payments system last weekend. The system controls trillions of dollars in payments for Social Security, tax refunds and myriad other government functions."

Moore told the news outlet that Bessent had left the speaker's office before the two Democratic leaders around.

"Gwen Moore forced her way in there, and then I got to go in right behind her," Chu said in an interview, according to the report.

"And she was already confronting Speaker Johnson about Treasury Secretary Bessent and the stealing of Americans’ private information," the California lawmaker continued, "tax information that should never be stolen and given to this billionaire Elon Musk."

Politico's full report is available here.

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