Media reported on lawsuits by 14 US states against Trump and Musk

Lawsuits against US President Donald Trump and American entrepreneur, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Ilon Musk filed 14 states. This was reported on February 14 by ABC TV channel with reference to the statement of claim.

"14 states filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump and Ilon Musk, challenging Musk's role as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency and accusing him of being an "authorized agent of chaos" whose "broad powers" violate the U.S. Constitution," the material said.

It was specified that two of the 14 states are headed by Republican governors. The lawsuits say that Musk was given broad powers, but he was not officially appointed to the position by Trump and was not confirmed on it by the Senate of the country, which violates the article "On appointments" of the American Constitution.

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On February 12, NBC News reported that Trump had signed an executive order expanding Musk's powers as part of his DOGE activities. On February 8, it became known that New York and 18 other states sued the administration of the American president over the DOGE program, accusing him of unauthorized access to federal systems.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on February 10 that Trump's return to the White House means a change of milestones in the country's foreign policy course, as well as in its domestic policy.

Prior to that, on February 5, the media noted that Musk's team had gained access to a secure room at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which contained documents closed to outsiders.