I mean, I think the point is that they were betting on being able to do crimes because Musk was in with minihands and would just get them pardoned, but now that the Musk/minihands romance has ended acrimoniously, they are exposed.
Politico quote in the article:
> “a senior DOGE figure named Donald Park tried to reassure his colleagues that they were still ‘brothers in arms’ and that Musk would continue to protect them.That led to another protesting and advising, “Guys, seriously get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
Politico quote in the article:
> “a senior DOGE figure named Donald Park tried to reassure his colleagues that they were still ‘brothers in arms’ and that Musk would continue to protect them.That led to another protesting and advising, “Guys, seriously get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”