Fourteen states have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the "sweeping authority" wielded by DOGE head Elon Musk is in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

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.

A trickle of lawsuits against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have become a flood. Fourteen states filed suit in federal court on Thursday, accusing President Donald Trump of illegally delegating executive powers to Musk in violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.

The Doe complaint argues that Musk is wielding the kind of sweeping, cross-agency authority that could only be exercised by a principal officer — and thus Musk should be powerle