Three employee unions that represent federal workers are suing to stop Elon Musk and his collection of non-government aides from accessing the personal information in the Treasury Department payment systems.
Alliance for Retired Americans, American Federation of Government Employees, and Service Employees International Union filed their lawsuit on Monday, said Politico legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein.
"Federal laws protect sensitive personal and financial information from improper disclosure and misuse, including by barring disclosure to individuals who lack a lawful and legitimate need for it," the groups say in the filing.
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The suit goes on to specifically target Trump's new Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, saying that he's allowing access to personal information without following the law.
"Within a week of being sworn in as Treasury Secretary, Mr. Bessent placed that civil servant on leave and granted DOGE-affiliated individuals full access to the Bureau’s data and the computer systems that house them. He did so without making any public announcement, providing any legal justification or explanation for his decision, or undertaking the process required by law for altering the agency’s disclosure policies," the filing continues.
