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“I don’t believe we have the legal authority to stop an authorized payment certified by an agency,” he wrote to the group on Jan 24. #DavidLebryk, who had been a federal employee for >35 years, was pushed out of his job days later for refusing to give Krause access to the system. Late on Jan […]

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The possibility of systems at the #Treasury’s little-known Bureau of the Fiscal Service being used to stop congressionally authorized spending has stoked alarm among #Democrats, who have called for investigations & led protests at the Treasury building.

#DavidLebryk, formerly the top career […]

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As #Constitutional #Crises Mount, US #Press Sleepwalks Into #Autocracy. Elon Musk, unelected centibillionaire who threw Nazi salutes at inauguration has wrested control of #Treasury Department’s payment system after forcing out its most senior career civil servant, #DavidLebryk. As CNN […]

Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding.

David Lebryk, a career civil servant in the US Treasury Dept, did the right thing. He said no to the illegal demand of outsiders to give them the keys to the vault. Personal conviction and bravery when it matters. #respect #DavidLebryk www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u... Will Musk move to arrest others?

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The new *authority* overthrown] follows a standoff this week with a top #Treasury ofcl who had resisted allowing #ElonMusk’s lieutenants into the department’s payment system, which sends out #money on behalf of the entire #federal #government. The ofcl, a career #CivilServant named #DavidLebryk […]

The Trump administration pushed out a top Treasury Department official, #DavidLebryk, this week after he refused to give #ElonMusk’s cost-cutting team access to the government’s vast payment system, part of a bid by #DOGE to choke off federal funding. Thank you for standing up to unlawfulness.

Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding.

(2/3) #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump

Per NYT, the #felon34 regime removed top Treasury official #DavidLebryk this week after he denied Elon Musk’s team access to the government’s payment system, part of an effort by the Department of Government Efficiency to cut federal funding.

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#DontQuitStay&Fight
#DavidLebryk
Hey Congressman @carbajal.house.gov & Senators @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov
Can you guys & your colleagues PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO STOP MUSK’S INTIMIDATION & COERCION OF CIVIL SERVANTS?!

This info needs following up fast. #DavidLebryk, the highest ranking career official at the Treasury Depart, resigns in protest after refusing to give #Musk & #DOGE allies access to the payment system that sends out Social Security & Medicare benefits to millions of Americans who worked for them.

David A. Lebryk is a distinguished American government official who has served in the U.S. Department of the Treasury for over three decades. He is currently the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, a role he has held since June 30, 2014, overseeing critical financial operations such as payments, collections, debt financing, and cash management. His career includes leadership roles such as the first Commissioner of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and Acting Director of the U.S. Mint. He joined the Treasury in 1989 as a Presidential Management Intern and has worked under 11 Treasury Secretaries across multiple administrations[4][5][6]. Lebryk's tenure has been marked by significant achievements, including managing the distribution of COVID-19 stimulus payments and consolidating major Treasury bureaus. He has received numerous accolades for his leadership, including three Presidential Rank Awards and recognition from the Association of Government Accountants[4][5].

On January 31, 2025, Lebryk announced his departure from the Treasury following a clash with allies of Elon Musk over access to sensitive government payment systems. These systems handle trillions of dollars annually, including Social Security and Medicare payments. The dispute arose after Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sought access to these systems, raising concerns about potential influence over federal financial operations[2][3][10]. Citations: [1] https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3247264-longtime-treasury-official-david-lebryk-to-depart [2] https://theafricalogistics.com/elon-musks-power-play-treasury-official-david-lebryk-exits-amid-controversy/ [3] https://newrepublic.com/post/190983/top-treasury-official-quit-elon-musk-fight-payment-system [4] https://www.businessofgovernment.org/authors/david-lebryk [5] https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/david-lebryk [6] https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20141203/102772/HHRG-113-GO00-Bio-LebrykD-20141203.pdf [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lebryk [8] https://napawash.org/fellow/2480 [9] https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lebryk-164310102 [10] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/31/elon-musk-treasury-department-payment-systems/ [11] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senior-us-treasury-official-david-lebryk-leave-agency-soon-wapo-reports-2025-01-31/

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#DavidLebryk, who served in nonpolitical roles at #Treasury for several decades, is expected to leave the agency soon. #Trump named Lebryk as acting secretary upon taking office last week. Lebryk had a dispute w/ #ElonMusk’s surrogates over access to the payment system the #US government uses […]