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…the possibility that *govt officials* [#Trump & #ElonMusk] might try to use the federal payments system—which essentially functions as the nation’s “checking book”—to enact a political agenda is unprecedented, said Mark Mazur, who served in senior #treasury roles during the Obama & Biden admins.

“This is a mechanical job—they pay #SocialSecurity benefits, they pay #vendors, whatever. It’s not one where there’s a role for nonmechanical things, at least from the career standpoint,” Mazur said.