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		watwut 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sens... No, access to data does not imply clearance. And they are forcing access to data. No it is not legal, but neither Trump nor DOGE nor Musk care about legality.

jki275 9 months ago [–]

You're making broad blanket statements that have no basis in anything other than media BS.

There is no "forcing access". It simply doesn't work that way.

If the President clears them, they are cleared. That's perfectly legal. The President is the federal government's OCA.

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