Gerry Connolly: I Expect We’ll Get Some Legal Wins and Stop Elon Musk and His Minions from Destroying Lives and Careers

SANCHEZ I want to ░░░░░░░░ in on DOGE specifically ░░░░░░░░ wonder if you think ░░░░░░░░ has any recourse to ░░░░░░░░ what Elon Musk is ░░░░░░░░ He s an unelected ░░░░░░░░ DOGE is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ this advisory agency that ░░░░░░░░ outside of government but ░░░░░░░░ re cutting off funds ░░░░░░░░ Congress has already appropriated ░░░░░░░░ you think that right ░░░░░░░░ Musk has more authority ░░░░░░░░ you and your colleagues ░░░░░░░░ how do you plan ░░░░░░░░ stop him Connolly Well ░░░░░░░░ think he has de ░░░░░░░░ authority through the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States Whether ░░░░░░░░ has de jure legal ░░░░░░░░ that s a different ░░░░░░░░ And that s going ░░░░░░░░ be contested in the ░░░░░░░░ across the board I ░░░░░░░░ there are already 60 ░░░░░░░░ pending And there have ░░░░░░░░ several victories already in ░░░░░░░░ of slowing down or ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk and his ░░░░░░░░ from proceeding to destroy ░░░░░░░░ destroy careers destroy agencies ░░░░░░░░ gave them a mandate ░░░░░░░░ do that and we ░░░░░░░░ going to contest it ░░░░░░░░ step of the way ░░░░░░░░ It was a federal ░░░░░░░░ who cleared the way ░░░░░░░░ Trump s deferred resignation ░░░░░░░░ to be restarted yesterday ░░░░░░░░ have that much faith ░░░░░░░░ the legal system and ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court that has ░░░░░░░░ shown previously that they ░░░░░░░░ willing to buck precedent ░░░░░░░░ Well I don t ░░░░░░░░ about how much faith ░░░░░░░░ have got but I ░░░░░░░░ got hope The legal ░░░░░░░░ is the last resort ░░░░░░░░ there s a contest ░░░░░░░░ the other two branches ░░░░░░░░ government And it s ░░░░░░░░ expectation we re going ░░░░░░░░ have some significant wins ░░░░░░░░ re also going to ░░░░░░░░ some lumps on the ░░░░░░░░ But we have to ░░░░░░░░ this We have to ░░░░░░░░ on the judicial system ░░░░░░░░ upholding the rule of ░░░░░░░░ in America.”