If there is even a 1% chance irreparable damage is being done to 350 million Americans, chances should not be taken

Google SolarWinds

This is the same as saying nothing should ever be done.

So, you don’t care about the waste fraud and abuse that has been happening - but are concerned about something that maybe could happen.

You’re being manipulated by the people who are mad their paychecks are being cut.

The alleged fraud ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42994862 ) which disappears when people try to verify the claims ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42995667 , https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42995978 , https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42996385 )?

I would agree with you were it not for the fact that Musk, Trump, Vance, and several of the DOGE boy squad have links to Curtis Yarvin and believe that his idea of Dark Enlightenment is the way forward. He was even invited to the Coronation Ball for Trump's inauguration. If you aren't familiar, you should read up. It's truly demented and twisted. The minds of people who would follow such a philosophy have been utterly compromised and corrupted beyond help. These people are not to be trusted.

Well I remember a certain freakout from the other side about Hilarys email server... This seems like a far greater security violation

In what sense is it a security violation a person authorized by the Treasury secretary accessed data in Treasury department. The granting of security clearances is in the authority of the President which President can exercise directly or by delegating.

And I'm sure Hilarys email server was cleared and authorized by those with authority. That did not stop the right from making it a huge issue

It was not but regardless how is this a bigger security violation? Also is the claim here that Secretary of Treasury lacks authority to grant access to treasury data or that President lacks authority to grant security clearances? Keep in mind Scott Bessent was confirmed by a huge margin. This was a rare bipartisan vote as he is an extremely qualified individual for the role (unlike many other Trump nominees).

Hiring someone who was part of the Com and who was already terminated once for leaking secrets seems like a pretty big security violation, whether or not it was signed off by someone.

I advise you never look in into backgrounds of most top cyber sec people cause prob about half used to be on the black hat side in their youth days some even served time.