Elon Musk Forced Into Deposition as Court Questions His Authority to Dismantle USAID⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: Poligirlsayswhat⁠ ⁠ #ElonMusk will have to be deposed about his role in dismantling #USAID with #DOGE after a federal judge ruled that he cannot sidestep questioning by claiming top-official status.⁠ ⁠ In a decision issued Tuesday, US District Judge Theodore Chuang ordered Musk to sit for a deposition so attorneys can examine his involvement in actions that led to the shutdown of the US Agency for International Development. The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by current and former USAID employees, who filed anonymously.⁠ ⁠ The eight-page order rejected arguments from Musk, and officials tied to the Department of Government Efficiency that he should be shielded under the so-called “apex doctrine.” That doctrine can protect high-ranking government officials from depositions in limited circumstances. Chuang said the record did not show that Musk or others qualified for that protection, ...