Elon Musk's DOGE Goons Under Fire: Data Theft, Depositions, Lawsuits

What you'll learn

• 1 (00:35) **Episode Introduction & Doge Fallout Overview** - JJ introduces the episode, noting that roughly a year later, Elon Musk's Doge employees are facing legal and investigative blowback for their actions.
• 2 (01:01) **Whistleblower: Ex-Doge Engineer Took Social Security Data to New Job** - The Washington Post reports that a former Doge engineer allegedly took sensitive Social Security data on a thumb drive to a new job at a government contractor.
• 3 (01:35) **Deposition Reveals AI-Driven Grant Cuts** - In a deposition, Doge employee Justin Fox admits to using AI to tag DEI grants for cancellation without understanding what DEI is.
• 4 (02:34) **Deposition Audio: Doge Employee Cannot Define DEI** - Audio from the deposition plays, showing the employee repeatedly unable to define DEI, deferring only to the executive order.
• 5 (05:49) **Return to the Whistleblower Story** - JJ pivots back to the Social Security data theft, framing it as a major escalation in the Doge accountability story.
• 6 (06:07) **Details of the Data Breach Investigation** - The Social Security Administration's Inspector General is investigating a complaint that a former Doge engineer claimed to have access to highly sensitive databases and planned to share the data with a private employer.
• 7 (07:22) **Inspector General Alerts Congress and GAO** - The Inspector General has alerted Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is conducting its own audit of Doge's data access.

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