Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a multi state lawsuit seeking to stop Elon Musk from what she calls an unlawful delegation of executive power, her office announced Thursday.

Musk, Trump say they have a mandate to slash the size of the federal government, but the involved AGs argue Congress has ceded too much power.

The lawsuit claims that Musk was unconstitutionally granted executive powers to oversee DOGE, which was created without Congress' approval.

The new lawsuit is one of several accusing President Donald Trump of skirting the Constitution and Musk of operating with unchecked power.

A trickle of lawsuits against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have become a flood. Fourteen states filed suit in federal court on Thursday, accusing President Donald Trump of illegally delegating executive powers to Musk in violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.