Staff at the Federal Reserve cooperated with the Treasury Department to give Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to federal payment systems, according to a new court filing.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reassured lawmakers in February that the Federal Reserve had made “no contact” with Elon Musk's DOGE.

The U.S. Treasury Department's Government Efficiency team, tied to Elon Musk, met with Federal reserve staff in January, according to a court filing issued earlier in the week

Elon Musk and President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) face Democrat backlash over spending cuts once championed by Obama and Biden.

The findings come as federal workers terminated at the behest of Musk voice their displeasure at town halls across the country.