‘Constitutional emergency’: senior US Democrat demands inquiry into Musk’s government blitz

Exclusive: Bobby Scott sounds alarm over void of oversight' as Doge accesses sensitive data within US agencies

Elon Musk's blitz through the US federal government has triggered a constitutional emergency", a senior Democrat has warned, demanding the launch of an impartial investigation into billionaire tycoon's access to sensitive data.

Robert C Bobby" Scott, ranking member of the House committee on education and workforce and the Democratic leader on the committee, sounded the alarm over a void of oversight" as the so-called department of government efficiency" (Doge), led by the world's richest man, accesses information within a string of agencies including the Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services.