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by speakfreely 501 days ago
Again, none of those directly applies to what DOGE is doing. You have to really stretch the meaning of those laws to try to make it fit. Prosecutors do this regularly, but the current US Attorney is unlikely to.
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UltraSane 500 days ago
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act applies directly to how DOGE is accessing computer systems they have no legal right or need to access, often by force.

If DOGE stops any payments that Congress has approved they are violating

Theft or Conversion of Government Funds - 18 U.S.C. § 641

Musk is also lying his ass off about USAID to justify what he is doing so he would be violating

Conspiracy - 18 U.S.C. § 371:

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