Leon Heckmann @leon-heckmann.de · 05/02/2025This is the very heart of the constitutional crisis the takeover of the US payments system is about: "Without political control of the payment's heart, the Trump administration and Elon Musk must chase down every agency and bend it to their will. (...) 100
Leon Heckmann @leon-heckmann.de · 05/02/2025This is bureaucratic trench warfare. But if Musk and Trump can reach into the choke point, the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, they could possibly not need agency cooperation. They can just impound agency payments themselves." @nathantankus.bsky.social www.crisesnotes.com/elon-musk-wa...crisesnotes.comElon Musk Wants to Get Operational Control of the Treasury’s Payment System. This Could Not Possibly Be More DangerousUntil Further Notice: Comprehensive coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025 036