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IANAL, but at a glance:

U.S. Code § 1924 - Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material

U.S. Code § 371 - Obstructing or Impairing Legitimate Government Activity

Executive Order 14117 of February 28, 2024, “Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern” (“the Order”) (though this may be rescinded by Trump)

If any of those BS Crypto plans[0] have any weight to them That's a straight out constitutional overstep

Article I, Section 8, Clause 5: "The Congress shall have Power . . . to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; . . ."

I'm probably only scratching the surface here. I'm not surprised if there's a dozen other laws with legal ledger around this. You don't want any one man messing with the economy.

[0]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/02/02/this-...

>Now, as fears emerge Trump’s administration is “dangerously” undermining the U.S. dollar, Musk has confirmed he wants to put the U.S. Treasury on a blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies—including Musk’s pet project dogecoin.



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