Employees at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are facing online threats after their names were exposed, prompting federal authorities to intervene. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin confirmed Monday that his office is reviewing whether any laws were violated.
Martin made it clear that legal action is on the table. “We also have our prosecutors preparing,” he said, noting that his office is working with the FBI to assess the situation. While Martin did not name specific individuals, he suggested that certain actions against DOGE workers may have crossed legal boundaries.
The controversy began after Wired published the names of several DOGE employees, highlighting their young age and limited experience in government. Their names then appeared on X, where some users made threats. Musk quickly responded, stating, “You have committed a crime,” indicating that he viewed the exposure as illegal.
Martin, in a letter to Musk, reinforced his commitment to ensuring DOGE employees remain protected. “We will pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people,” he wrote, calling out the previous administration for its failure to act in similar cases.
Some argue that revealing the names of government employees is standard practice, while others believe the exposure was a targeted effort to undermine DOGE’s work. The debate over whether this constitutes doxing remains ongoing.
Musk has stood by his team, writing on X, “Time to confess: Media reports saying that @DOGE has some of the world’s best software engineers are in fact true.”
