Will Elon Musk ever be forced to explain what he did inside DOGE? | CNN Politics

Elon Musk was ubiquitous in Washington last spring, wielding unprecedented power helping the Trump administration reshape and, in some cases, dismantle federal agencies across the government. But now, his legal adversaries can’t find him to answer questions under oath about the role he played at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency in the first months of President Donald Trump’s administration. In one case, Texas constables and others attempting to serve a plaintiffs’ deposition request went to his various properties 14 times, only to be turned away or told Musk wasn’t there. Government lawyers have argued that the world’s richest man should be shielded from demands to answer questions — even though he is no longer a government employee. The discovery process — a pretrial procedure in which both sides exchange evidence and identify witnesses — has been paused for more than a year in a lawsuit challenging DOGE’s dismantling of federal agencies, after the Justice Department successfully appealed an order requiring Musk to answer written questions about his role. Changes brought about by DOGE transformed public institutions that touch on vast swaths of d