U.S. attorney hints at prosecutions over 'targeting' of DOGE employees [View all]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/02/03/martin-supports-for-musk-doge/

"Interim U.S. attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. alleged in a statement Monday that his office in D.C. had found evidence that people “committed acts that appear to violate the law in targeting” employees of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” — an unusual statement that came without any public criminal charges.

Hours after making public a letter he wrote to Musk saying the U.S. attorney’s office would “pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people,” Martin posted on X that his “initial review of the evidence” had found wrongdoing and hinted that he planned to take legal action.

“We are in contact with FBI and other law-enforcement partners to proceed rapidly. We also have our prosecutors preparing,” Martin said.
Martin’s statement did not say what laws were broken or what evidence there was of illegal conduct, though Musk had earlier highlighted a string of menacing online posts about those working for DOGE. The images, posted on X by the account @reddit_lies, included users saying “Muskrat’s DOGE Henchmen have identified,” “let’s drag their necks up by a large coil of rope” and “ … doing this type of thing to the American people should result in you fearing for your life, if you get to keep it.” The Reddit thread from which the images seemed to have been drawn was deleted as of Monday evening..."