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Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been accused of 'arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments' by five former Treasury Secretaries

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Five former Treasury Secretaries have published an open letter criticizing the actions of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) and President Donald Trump .

The letter criticizes what they describe as “arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments, which would be unlawful and corrosive to our democracy” DOGE is responsible for scanning the federal government for areas where it can identify and remove what it deems as unnecessary government expenditures.