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Wicked Blue

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Wed Feb 12, 2025, 08:43 PM

Feb 12

“How on earth would he have the information about the net worths of government employees?” asked Norm Eisen, a top White House ethics lawyer under President Barack Obama. “Either he’s making it up, which is profoundly concerning for the most powerful government official in history, or he has gotten access to data that he has no business getting.”

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Musk Claims To Know The Net Worths Of Federal Employees - But How? [View all] Wicked Blue Feb 12 OP

More: Wicked Blue Feb 12 #1

My guess is he looks at a Congress members or department heads making $175 K, but are known to be worth millions. Silent Type Feb 12 #2

They either nip this in the bud before it gets any worse or all bets are off as to how bad things get here Blues Heron Feb 12 #3

I think he's making shit up, so he can cut their wages sakabatou Feb 12 #4

Its called "investing", dumbass. Callie1979 Feb 12 #5

Open Secrets lists net worth of all members of Congress, Liberty Belle Feb 12 #6

I think this is about regular federal employees Wicked Blue Feb 12 #7

Dear Leon Mucks... please "audit" Jared and Ivanka, Mnuchin etc. IcyPeas Feb 12 #8

They have their banking information Nictuku Feb 12 #9

Sounds like someone pulled data from the Federal employee Financial Disclosure databases and other Federal data Bluejeans Feb 13 #10

Easily obtainable from federal database since financial disclosure is mandatory for many Feds wishstar Feb 13 #11

The records are there, but like tax returns, they are confidential. Elmo has no lawful right to access them. Eugene Feb 13 #12