A district court ordered expedited processing of a DOGE records request
The preliminary order required DOGE to begin processing a watchdog's request after finding it likely exercised agency-level authority subject to FOIA.
Entities and roles
- Susie WilesTrump White House chief of staff
- Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- U.S. DOGE Serviceentity held likely subject to FOIA
- Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action
Relationships in this file
- Elon Muskoperated from the White House while resisting agency-record requestsU.S. DOGE Service
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
- Donald J. TrumpTrump White House chief of staffSusie Wiles
Claims and evidence
- factenjoined
A federal district judge found CREW likely to establish that DOGE exercised substantial independent authority subject to the Freedom of Information Act and granted a preliminary injunction requiring processing at 1,000 pages per month and preservation, while declining to impose CREW's requested production deadline.
- factdocumented
Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.
- The White House: President Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon MuskAppointment or biography record identifying Elon Musk as Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- factdocumented
Susie Wiles was the Trump White House chief of staff.
- U.S. Office of Government Ethics: Susan Wiles New Entrant Public Financial Disclosure ReportAppointment or biography record identifying Susie Wiles as Trump White House chief of staff
Measurements
Court-ordered DOGE FOIA processing rate1,000 pages per month - Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Records responsive to CREW's DOGE request
- Period
- 2025-03-10 to 2025-03-10
- Method
- Rate specified in the preliminary-injunction order.
- Uncertainty
- A processing rate is not the number of records released; responsive volume, review, and exemptions determine production.