Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
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Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
#2Because the headline underplays it quite a bit the actual story here is that the Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results.
Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
#3Wow this is bad. Will there be any accountability?
Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
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Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
#5> Shapiro also revealed that despite prior assertions in court, SSA’s DOGE team members “were using links to share data through the third-party server ‘Cloudflare.’”
Wreckless incompetence at the highest levels of government.
Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
#6Wow this is bad. Will there be any accountability?
> Will there be any accountability?
FTA: "SSA referred both DOGE employees for potential violations of the Hatch Act."
Probably nothing under this administration. But there is a paper trail–now cited in public–for folks in the future to pursue.
In the meantime, I'm curious what civil damages they may be liable for.
Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
#7Wow this is bad. Will there be any accountability?
According to the OSC:
https://osc.gov/Documents/Public%20Files/Press%20Release/OSC...
Violations are sent to the President for disciplinary action.
So, no.
Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
#8Wow this is bad. Will there be any accountability?
> Will there be any accountability? FTA: "SSA referred both DOGE employees for potential violations of the Hatch Act." Probably nothing under this administration. But there is a paper trail–now cited in public–for folks in the future to pursue. In the meantime, I'm curious what civil damages they may be liable for.
Not only will there be no punitive action taken by this admin, but I fully expect Trump to extend the current flurry of lame-duck pardons to most if not all members of his administration, for any and all actions they may have taken, before his term is out.
I hope I’m wrong, but in his 5 years as President he has yet to display any hint of restraint or ethical compass, so I would be very surprised if this doesn’t happen.
EDIT: “to punitive action” => “no punitive action”
Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
#9> Shapiro also revealed that despite prior assertions in court, SSA’s DOGE team members “were using links to share data through the third-party server ‘Cloudflare.’” Wreckless incompetence at the highest levels of government.
Wreckless incompetence at the highest levels of government
You mean reckless incompetence. There was plenty of wrecking.
Re: Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Will there be any accountability? FTA: "SSA referred both DOGE employees for potential violations of the Hatch Act." Probably nothing under this administration. But there is a paper trail–now cited in public–for folks in the future to pursue. In the meantime, I'm curious what civil damages they may be liable for.
Not only will there be no punitive action taken by this admin, but I fully expect Trump to extend the current flurry of lame-duck pardons to most if not all members of his administration, for any and all actions they may have taken, before his term is out. I hope I’m wrong, but in his 5 years as President he has yet to display any hint of restraint or ethical compass, so I would be very surprised if this doesn’t happ…
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