There has been much conversation regarding Elon Musk’s time as a “special government employee” in the Trump administration. The Left portrays him as an unelected bureaucrat abusing his power and engaging in illegal and unethical behavior. Many of his opponents have mentioned that as a SGE, he can only serve 130 days, meaning Musk would have to leave by May 30.
The position of the Special Government Employee was established by Congress in 1962 to facilitate the hiring of non-government workers for consultative and analytical roles without them being confined to the restrictive rules and regulations required for “regular federal government employees.” SGEs were permitted to serve in various roles in a presidential administration, including positions on “discrete projects or as members of federal advisory
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