Sara Fischer: Musk’s Allies Seeking Treasury Access Raise ‘Alarming’ Security Concerns

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Dean Totally ░░░░░░░░ what is so interesting ░░░░░░░░ too is another thing ░░░░░░░░ this department does is ░░░░░░░░ our debt ceiling suspension ░░░░░░░░ now expired and they ░░░░░░░░ taking these extraordinary measures ░░░░░░░░ what they call them ░░░░░░░░ kind of make sure ░░░░░░░░ know exactly when that ░░░░░░░░ is going to run ░░░░░░░░ without lifting it and ░░░░░░░░ want access to that ░░░░░░░░ It s a lot ░░░░░░░░ really sensitive things And ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk has an ░░░░░░░░ We know what he ░░░░░░░░ with X He clearly ░░░░░░░░ to repeat some of ░░░░░░░░ within the federal government ░░░░░░░░ are they the same ░░░░░░░░ Well from a scale ░░░░░░░░ they re nowhere near ░░░░░░░░ same Think about it ░░░░░░░░ have millions of people ░░░░░░░░ are employed by the ░░░░░░░░ government You have about ░░░░░░░░ people that were employed ░░░░░░░░ x before Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ it down to about ░░░░░░░░ So these are not ░░░░░░░░ same thing in terms ░░░░░░░░ the size but then ░░░░░░░░ the role and the ░░░░░░░░ x was all about ░░░░░░░░ In the government of ░░░░░░░░ innovation matters but balancing ░░░░░░░░ people paid and making ░░░░░░░░ that the country moves ░░░░░░░░ the right pace is ░░░░░░░░ different than what you ░░░░░░░░ trying to innovate with ░░░░░░░░ private company The last ░░░░░░░░ I ll note in ░░░░░░░░ to bring in a ░░░░░░░░ of Musk allies as ░░░░░░░░ part of Doge this ░░░░░░░░ of government efficiency there ░░░░░░░░ been some concern from ░░░░░░░░ the Treasury Department that ░░░░░░░░ has reported and others ░░░░░░░░ they don t all ░░░░░░░░ the necessary security clearances ░░░░░░░░ be able to access ░░░░░░░░ type of information which ░░░░░░░░ what set off a ░░░░░░░░ of alarms prompted some ░░░░░░░░ to leave the department ░░░░░░░░ is critically important because ░░░░░░░░ so long the people ░░░░░░░░ have had access to ░░░░░░░░ things like payouts of ░░░░░░░░ of dollars are people ░░░░░░░░ we ve trusted through ░░░░░░░░ checks security clearances The ░░░░░░░░ that Musk is coming ░░░░░░░░ bringing his allies that ░░░░░░░░ t have these types ░░░░░░░░ protocols should be very ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░