A federal judge on Wednesday granted The New York Times’ motion for summary judgment to compel the government to produce a list of security clearances held by tech billionaire and one-time Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk.
In a 21-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote rejected the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s argument that providing a list of Musk’s security clearances would “invade [his] privacy,” ordering that the information be released, pending review for redactions.
The judge pointed to public comments Musk made claiming to have “a top-secret security clearance,” as well as other clearances, and posts on his social platform X that mentioned “issues relevant to [DCSA security clearance review] topics, including his personal drug use and contacts with foreign leaders.”
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