DOGE’s Lawyer Once Warned That Ignoring Court Orders Would Destroy the Country

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ’ is racking up more than a dozen lawsuits challenging its structure, operations, and power.

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump attacked judges that dare to apply legal scrutiny to DOGE and flirted with defying court orders altogether.

The team's lawyer, James Burnham , reportedly is serving as the team's general counsel.

Burnham previously worked for the first Trump administration and was briefly floated as a potential judicial nominee.

DOGE is an example of “tech rebels” supporting President Trump , Musk and other tech entrepreneurs.

As general counsel, general counsel Burnham would appear to have a responsibility to advise them how to operate within the law.

Burnham withdrew from representing clients in two federal cases in mid-January after the New York Times first reported his advisory role.