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Elon Musk is not a DOGE employee — here’s how he can still oversee operations in White House role

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk is not officially an employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but is still overseeing its operations as a senior adviser to President Trump, the White House argued in a court filing this week. NY Post politics reporter Josh Christenson shares this story.

The Tesla and SpaceX founder is considered a special government employee who can “advise” and “communicate” Trump’s orders, Office of Administration Director Joshua Fisher wrote in a signed declaration filed in Washington, DC, federal court.

Those include recommendations for DOGE cost-cutters and other employees in the executive branch, a White House spokesperson told The Post — despite Musk, 53, not being the non-governmental department’s administrator.

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