17 Feb 2025
Turning point
A sworn declaration defines Musk’s formal role
Joshua Fisher said Musk was a White House senior adviser and special government employee. The declaration said he had no formal decision-making authority and was neither a USDS employee nor its Administrator. This was the administration’s filed account, not a judicial finding.
Sources and context
A filing records a party's position. It is not by itself a finding.
Read the response recorded in this timeline
- Joshua Fisher declaration, document 24-1, paragraphs 3 to 6Party filing · White House declaration filed in court, copy hosted by Democracy Docket