I will continue to hold Elon Musk and DOGE to account and to defend the legal rights of Americans to protect our privacy and establish the security of our private information.
Continue to hold Elon Musk and DOGE to account and defend Americans' legal rights to privacy and secure personal information.
Occurrences
Ranking Member Raskin also moved to subpoena individuals involved in the creation of President Trump’s $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund.
I will continue to hold Elon Musk and DOGE to account and to defend the legal rights of all Americans to defend their privacy and establish the security of their private information.
Evidence
Raskin says Elon Musk and DOGE have been accessing government computer data systems holding Americans' personal data, says he submitted his own Privacy Act request to DOGE, and states he will continue to hold Elon Musk and DOGE to account and defend privacy and the security of private information.
Raskin sent a letter to the Social Security Administration's Acting Director after reports of an outage, saying the incident followed an unauthorized takeover of Treasury's payment management system by Elon Musk and allies and that reliable access to the portal is critical to public trust.
At a press conference, Raskin said Musk 'doesn't have the power to destroy' USAID and declared, 'Who’s going to stop him? We are. We’re going to stop him,' while calling the intervention illegal and unconstitutional.
Raskin led Maryland congressional Democrats in a letter urging Commerce officials to defend NOAA against unlawful attacks by Elon Musk and DOGE associates and asking them to reject any effort to dismantle or privatize the agency.
Raskin says Elon Musk and DOGE are accessing government systems with Americans' personal data, states he has filed his own Privacy Act request to DOGE, and says he will continue holding Musk and DOGE to account while defending privacy and the security of private information.
Raskin's official House page says Musk and DOGE accessed government systems holding Americans' personal data; Raskin submitted his own Privacy Act request to DOGE and said he would continue holding Musk and DOGE to account while defending Americans' privacy and security of private information.
Raskin's Privacy Act request asked DOGE and USDS for all records about him in their possession or systems of records, an accounting of disclosures, and confirmation of compliance with Privacy Act limits on records about First Amendment activity.
Raskin wrote to SSA after a mySSA outage, citing reports that unauthorized individuals accessed Treasury's sensitive payment system containing every American's Social Security number, and requested information on the outage and prevention steps.
Raskin's office announced he sent SSA a letter seeking a full account of a mySSA outage after reports of an unauthorized takeover of Treasury's payment system by Elon Musk and allies, and asking what SSA would do to prevent future outages.
Raskin and other Maryland Democrats urged Commerce officials to defend NOAA against unlawful attacks by Elon Musk and DOGE associates and demanded clarity on administration plans for NOAA's future.
Raskin publicly said Musk had no power to destroy USAID, accused him of illegally seizing power over Treasury payment systems, and said Congress would defend USAID against the action.
AP reported that Raskin and Gerald Connolly filed a FOIA request seeking information on DOGE's authority, Musk and DOGE personnel, access to sensitive data, use of AI, staff qualifications, conflicts of interest, and DOGE communications.
The Guardian reported that Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers, including Rep. Jamie Raskin, wrote to Musk on February 13 seeking public disclosure of his confidential financial disclosure form as a special government employee.
The Guardian reported that Raskin joined senators in asking the White House for written assurances to remediate alleged conflicts and corruption, while related letters sought investigations into Musk's FAA and Starlink activities.
Assessments
The promise was an ongoing federal oversight commitment rather than a pledge to enact a final statutory result. During the same House term, Raskin took multiple concrete actions tied directly to Musk/DOGE accountability and privacy rights, including filing a Privacy Act request, joining a FOIA request on DOGE authority and sensitive-data access, and sending oversight letters concerning SSA, NOAA, USAID, and Musk-linked access to federal systems. Those actions materially fulfilled the promised conduct in his role as a sitting U.S. Representative.
This was an oversight promise about Raskin’s own conduct in federal office, not a promise to achieve a final policy result. The record shows he materially carried it out during the same House term by filing a Privacy Act request to DOGE, publicly asserting privacy and data-security concerns, joining or leading additional letters and information demands tied to DOGE and Musk, and using his committee-ranking role to press for answers about access to sensitive personal data. Because the promise was to continue holding Musk and DOGE to account and defend Americans’ privacy rights, these concrete oversight actions are sufficient for full delivery even though the broader DOGE controversy remained unresolved.
Raskin’s promise was an action-oriented federal oversight commitment rather than a pledge to enact a specific statute or produce a final legal remedy. The provided same-term evidence shows he continued public and formal oversight of Elon Musk and DOGE-related activity, including a Privacy Act request, letters seeking agency information or protection, and public constitutional objections. That materially matches the promised conduct to hold Musk and DOGE accountable and defend privacy and secure personal information, even though it does not show a completed broader policy outcome.
Raskin promised to continue oversight and accountability efforts regarding Elon Musk/DOGE and privacy/security of personal information. The evidence shows multiple same-term actions: a Privacy Act request, oversight letters concerning NOAA and SSA systems, and public opposition to Musk-linked agency actions. These satisfy meaningful continuation of oversight activity, but the promised outcome is broad and ongoing, with no evidence that Musk/DOGE were fully held to account or that Americans' privacy and secure personal information were definitively protected. Therefore the promise is best rated partial rather than delivered.