(NewsNation) — After Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees were identified on X, those responsible could be prosecuted.
Edward R. Martin Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, issued a statement Monday saying that he had evidence people “committed acts that appear to violate the law in targeting” employees of DOGE.
The statement added: “We are in contact with FBI and other law-enforcement partners to proceed rapidly. We also have our prosecutors preparing.”
On Monday, Elon Musk quote tweeted screenshots of Reddit posts that fitted the description of Martin’s statement, saying “They have broken the law.”
Musk also reposted a tweet reporting threats against the DOGE team on Tuesday, adding: “Threatening or encouraging murder is a crime. Those who do so will go to prison.”
It followed a public letter Martin wrote to Musk on Monday morning, where he insisted, “We must keep all our American government employees safe,” offering his and his staff’s services to protect those employees by pursuing legal action where necessary.