On February 8, New York Federal Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a temporary restraining order restricting DOGE from accessing the Treasury Department's payment system. This sparked a furious response from Musk, who suggested Engelmayer should face impeachment.

The social media site agreed to pay in the range of $10 million to settle with the president, who had sued over the suspension of his account in 2021.

Democratic Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford joined more than a dozen other attorneys general Thursday in filing a lawsuit challenging Elon Musk's executive power.