As DOGE chief Elon Musk stokes outrage for shutting federal employees out of their offices, a Trump-appointed prosecutor has vowed to protect the tech billionaire and his staff.
Ed Martin, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, threatened to take legal action against anyone who gets in the way of Musk and his team as they take over offices and demand access to sensitive data in a frenzy to cut down government spending.
“I recognize that some of the staff at DOGE has been targeted publicly,” Martin wrote in a letter to Musk that he posted on X, tagging the wrong account. “At this time, I ask that you utilize me and my staff to assist in protecting the DOGE work and the DOGE workers.”
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The names of Department of Government Efficiency staff made the rounds online after they were identified in a WIRED magazine story that dove into Musk’s government takeover.
In recent days, Musk and his lackeys have seized control of the federal payment system and key workflows in the Office of Personnel Management.
The world’s richest man has also declared that he would shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, which provides billions in humanitarian support worldwide.
Musk claimed in an X post that some social media users had “broken the law” by making threats against DOGE staff.
“Any threats, confrontations, or other actions in any way that impact their work may break numerous laws,” Martin wrote of DOGE staff in his letter. “Let me assure you of this: we will pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people.”
“We will not act like the previous administration who looked the other way as the Antifa and BLM rioters as well as thugs with guns trashed our capital city,” he added. “We will protect DOGE and other workers no matter what.”
Musk’s response to Marin was brief: “Thank you, receipt via 𝕏 acknowledged.”
President Donald Trump appointed Martin as a prosecutor shortly after he returned to office. Martin was a prominent supporter of the “Stop the Steal” movement that claimed fraud in the 2020 election and was subpoenaed by the House’s committee that probed the Capitol riots.
Martin, a former head of the Missouri Republican Party, also represented three rioters who were charged in connection with Jan. 6, which he said was “like Mardi Gras” in an old post on X.
