Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court to Halt DOGE Discovery

Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote that the Department of Government Efficiency serves as an advisory body in the executive branch and isn’t an agency.

Elon Musk (L) speaks as President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 11, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration on May 21 submitted a petition to the Supreme Court to block discovery in a lawsuit that seeks access to information about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The emergency application asks the high court to lift a lower court order that allowed limited discovery into whether DOGE can be considered a government agency in a lawsuit filed earlier this year by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington against the administration and DOGE.