A statement from Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04):
“This weekend, Elon Musk was directed by President Trump to illegally access sensitive government information on private American citizens. He is not an elected official. He is not a cabinet secretary, or even a government official. He has not been confirmed by the Senate. Elon Musk is a private citizen with massive foreign debts, countless conflicts of interest, and unknown personal motivations that disqualify him from serving in the federal government. Still, President Trump has allowed him to illegally raid the United States government, seemingly for his own gain. I strongly oppose these attacks on Americans’ rights, our privacy, and our national security.
This is the danger in the SCOTUS ruling saying Presidents have essentially unlimited and unchecked power for ‘official acts’. Musk can just say that Trump directed him to do all these things, and Trump says they’re official acts. They’re really pushing the boundaries of ‘checks and balances’, daring the judiciary and the legislative branches to do something to try and stop him.