The top US prosecutor in Washington on Wednesday launched an investigation into threats against federal workers.
The prosecutor also named Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer as a target of the probe after individuals involved in Elon Musk’s drive to downsize and overhaul the government reported receiving threats.
In an email, Interim US Attorney Ed Martin stated that the probe was prompted by a conversation with an employee of billionaire Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, an entity created by Republican President Donald Trump.
Media Talk Africa reports that DOGE has triggered a wave of redundancies across the federal government.
“Late last night, I took a call from a senior DOGE staffer. We discussed some pressing tech issues, and then he informed me about threats against DOGE workers. It is despicable that these men and women are being threatened,” Martin said.
Martin, who named the initiative Operation Whirlwind, said that Schumer, the top Democrat in the Republican-led US Senate, is the subject of a threats investigation.
Schumer was reported to have spoken out against Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh at a 2020 abortion rights rally.
