Trump has promised to abide by court orders restricting his early efforts to gut the federal bureaucracy, but the White House attacks on judges continued on Wednesday.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt unloaded on what she described as politically-motivated rulings against Trump.
"The real constitutional crisis is taking place within our judicial branch, where district court judges in liberal districts across the country are abusing their power to unilaterally block President Trump's basic executive authority," she said. "We believe these judges are acting as judicial activists rather than honest arbiters of the law."
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk called for "an immediate wave of impeachments" in a post on X.
The DOGE subcommittee in the House, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), held its first hearing Wednesday, launching what Republicans are calling a "war on waste."
It appeared early on that the effort to root out waste and fraud in the government could potentially be a bipartisan effort.
However, Musk's abrupt style and his sweeping early actions have enraged Democrats, who believe he's too powerful and belligerent.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.), the top Democrat on the subcommittee, accused Republicans of shielding Musk and Trump "as they are clearly breaking the law."
The entire hearing became a referendum on Musk, with Stansbury sending him a direct message:
"Come and testify in front of the American people under oath, because we want to know what you're up to," she said.
Trump on Tuesday expanded Musk's authority, ordering federal agencies to obtain DOGE approval before making new hires.
Musk defended DOGE in an Oval Office exchange with reporters.
"All of our actions are maximally transparent," he said.
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