Five former Treasury secretaries warned that Trump officials and Elon Musk’s DOGE team may unlawfully undermine U.S. financial commitments. In a New York Times op-ed, they cautioned that selective payment suspensions could damage trust and credibility. The op-ed was written by former Treasury secretaries Rubin, Summers, Geithner, Lew, and Yellen, who served under Democratic presidents Clinton, Obama, and Biden. The Treasury maintains the access is for an operational efficiency review, not blocking payments.
