Topic: Privacy-Act
DOGE’s Federal Data Dragnet: Access Was Real, Broad, and Poorly Controlled
Verdicts: 3 True, 1 Mostly True
DOGE accessed at least 12 agencies’ sensitive databases over 18 months. Multiple IG investigations confirmed mishandling. One D.C. case is now in discovery.
Paul’s committee published 20 people’s medical records without redaction
Verdicts: 1 True
True: Paul exposed 20+ individuals’ medical records in Fauci’s diary. HIPAA doesn’t apply to Congress. Speech or Debate Clause is the key protection; HHS carries the greatest statutory risk.
Musk, America PAC, and DOGE: What Laws Were Broken and What Happens Next
The DOJ warned Musk the giveaway may violate federal law, his own lawyers admitted winners were preselected, and DOGE faces 200+ lawsuits — but no criminal charges have been filed yet.