Trump is now going all-in to keep Elon Musk from taking the stand — and the fight is turning into one of the most explosive political-power battles of the year.

A new DOJ filing reveals that the White House wants to block Musk from being questioned in the lawsuit over the sudden dismantling of USAID. Officials argue that forcing Musk into a deposition would violate long-standing protections for senior presidential advisers and disrupt core executive-branch responsibilities.

But the plaintiffs former government employees and contractors claim something far more serious. They say Musk acted like a top federal official and helped tear down USAID using mass firings, cancelled grants, and rapid shutdown decisions that Congress never approved.

Even after stepping down from his adviser role, Musk remained the face of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), leaving the DOJ to defend him by insisting he never had real policy-making authority. The plaintiffs say his actions and his own public statements — tell a different story.

The turning point came from Musk’s February post:

“We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.”

A federal judge ruled that this was enough evidence to suggest Musk was more than just an informal adviser.

This isn’t the only DOGE battle unfolding. The Supreme Court has already intervened once this year to block testimony from DOGE administrator Amy Gleason in a separate dispute.

Now everything comes down to one question:

Did Musk simply offer advice from the sidelines — or did he exercise unconstitutional power deep inside the White House?

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