Judge Reverses Order to Take Down DOGE Deposition Videos, Rules Public Interest Outweighs Harassment

Deposition videos from two former Department of Government Efficiency staffers were ordered to be released Monday in Manhattan, where a federal judge ruled that the risk of threats and harassment does not outweigh the public interest. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon initially ruled on March 13 that the videos be removed from the internet after a government emergency filing which claimed academic groups suing to restore grants cuts by DOGE had wrongly posted the deposition footage. Justice Department lawyers cited harassment, including death threats, of witness and former DOGE employee . . .