‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/trump-musk-government-cost-cutting-coup

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s radical drive to slash billions of dollars in annual federal spending with huge job and regulatory cuts is spurring charges that they have made illegal moves while undercutting congressional and judicial powers, say legal experts, Democrats and state attorneys general.

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