WASHINGTON, May 29, 2025 – Whistleblower Aid Chief Legal Counsel, Andrew Bakaj, spoke today on Elon Musk’s departure from the Trump administration, the legacy of DOGE’s access to critical information systems within the federal government, and the ongoing vital role of whistleblowers in defending democracy from this administration’s lawless attack upon it:

“As Elon Musk departs the Trump Administration, we are reminded that when there’s no oversight, corruption and abuse of power can go unchecked. Brave whistleblowers have exposed how Musk’s DOGE team not only exfiltrated volumes of data out of U.S. government agencies, but weakened our national and economic security. In the face of autocracy, whistleblowers must be empowered to report the corruption they are seeing to prevent further damage to the Republic.”