Trump-appointed officials at some government agencies — including the F.B.I., the State Department and the office coordinating America’s intelligence agencies — told their employees not to respond after Elon Musk ordered workers across the federal government to summarize in an email their accomplishments for the week or be removed from their positions.
Elon Musk is already being sued over the ultimatum he issued to federal workers over the weekend. The Associated Press reports that the State Democracy Defenders Fund filed a newly amended lawsuit in a federal court in California on behalf of unions,
A federal judge appeared unwilling Monday to block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from firing federal workers or accessing data, with a temporary restraining order ruling expected by Tuesday.