While Elon Musk – at least officially – leaves the White House under Trump, examined A new report by the Senatehow the richest man in the world used his access to the levers of the federal power to advance his countless personal companies. Including its electric vehicle company Tesla. The Aerospace Group SpaceX. The social media platform X. and the brain chip company Neuralink.
130 days full of special interests-the Warren report at an overview
Musk leaves his office as “special officer of the government”. A status that limited his work in the executive to 130 days. How Donald Trump In a press conference, in which he made Musk a “key” to the White House, the influence of the billionaire will continue to exist. As well as being Crusade against its own regulatory authorities.
A detailed list of abuse of power
That of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Published report is entitled “Special Interests Over The Public Interest. Elon Musk’s 130 Days in the Trump Administration” (“Special interests about the public interest. Elon Musks 130 days in the Trump government”). It contains a list of 130 actions by Musk, his companies and family members who “raise questions about corruption, ethics and conflicts of interest”.
Musk was of course Trump’s largest donor in the 2024 election campaign. He spent almost $ 300 million to bring Trump and Republican candidates. He then camped in Mar-A-Lago during the handover. And moved to Washington with the 47th president. Musk, who at times worked like the country’s true head of government, commanded the forces of the so -called Department of Government Efficiency (Dog). And sent important authorities like USAID (The US Agency for International Development) by the “wood chopping machine”. What probably Millions People in need of protection were sentenced to death worldwide by avoidable diseases.
A “key to the white house”
The Warren report focuses on Musk’s use of political power to boost its business. Or to secure special exhaustion. From regulatory relief to lucrative new contracts. And who all benefit his assets and family.
The report makes it clear that “not every act listed … represents a violation of federal laws”. However, the report argues that “Musk violated standards at astonishing pace”, while he committed and supported actions that “harm the American public”. He describes this as “scandalous behavior. Regardless of whether it exposes him to criminal persecution”.
The Warren report divides its list into 15 categories that Rolling Stone can publish exclusively in advance:
1. Advertising in the White House
The report emphasizes the time when Tesla showrooms were increasingly haunted by public protests and Trump’s lawn in the White House in one Tesla car park converted.
2. Lucrative contracts
The report emphasizes more than 20 cases in which Musk or Doge Musk’s companies helped secure new contracts in lucrative business areas. For example, the report of Rolling Stone emphasized that employees of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were instructed, “tens of million” dollars for a lucrative new Starlink contract and a new one 100 million dollar contract of NASA for SpaceX to start a space telescope for monitoring asteroids.
3. Disabled investigation
When Trump took up his office, Musk’s company saw themselves from the report and enforcement measures of the federal authorities in the amount of up to 2.4 billion dollars confronted. Warren refers to a report by CNBC, according to which the federal government has almost 40 procedures against Musk companies effectively lets rest. While others, including a procedure from the Ministry of Justice against SpaceX, were discontinued due to alleged discrimination against immigrants when hiring.
4. Disabled supervision
The report describes how Musk and the government have targeted authorities who are authorized to regulate Musk’s companies. Among them “the dismissal of employees, the laying of obstacles and the establishment of musk-loyal Doge employees”. An important example of this is the consumer protection authority Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is authorized to monitor Musk if it turns X into a payment platform. “Deletes the CFPB,” wrote Musk. And the government tried to force the authority to its knees. (Read that Rolling Stone–interview With Warren on this topic.)
Musk works in many heavily regulated areas. From rocket start to biomedical brain implants. The FAA has become a service agency for SpaceX under Trump. And despite the frequent catastrophic failures, has cleared the way for rocket starts. In Trump’s auto customs dispute, the government announced that cars with a 85 percent domestic Share of the tax. A category to which allegedly only belong to Teslas.
6. Special access
Never before had a large donor of the President had so unreserved access to government data, insights and decision -makers. The report raises Musks role as a dominant participant to the Trump cabinet sessions although he did not hold a position at the cabinet level and “inaugurated in political decisions at the highest level of government”. Of which many could increase its profit.
7. A personal deep state
Musk is deeply involved in the federal government’s personnel decisions. Discharge of tens of thousands of employees And simultaneous occupation of posts in the entire bureaucracy with loyal followers. Many of these henchmen now have fixed positions in the government. And can operate a musk-compliant policy without his active guidance. Including the head of the Federal Communications Commission, which required the SpaceX for Starlink, the Satellite Internet business Radio frequencies monitored.
8. “Personal particular interests”
The report connects Musk with the sudden, strange interest of the Trump government in the matter of the white Africans from South Africa, which The refugee status after Musk had accused them of being “genocide“Exposed. While other people from all over the world, who are in need of protection, are denied entry into the United States.
9. Inserting campaign
The report raises one Wall Street Journal–Investigation emphasis in which threats perceived by X executives were examined. They indicated that a planned merger between advertising companies could get into difficulty if advertising customers would not increase their expenses for the social media platform.
10. “Instrumentalization” of the federal violence
The report brings Musk with the “apparently unfounded” Investigation The Trump-Federal Trade Commission connected whether Media Matters has worked with advertising customers. X sued the supervisory authority at the end of 2023 after Media Matters reportedthat advertisements on the platform next to “pro-Nazi” content were switched. Which caused large brands to expose their campaigns on the platform.
11. “Influence in the congress”
The report connects Musk’s influence in the White House with favorable provisions in the budget draft of the House of Representatives. Including the financing of the “Golden Dome“, A space -based rocket defense program that How tailor -made appears for Starlink.
12. Carpools
Warren emphasizes dozens of business that Musk has completed companies with countries that the government threatens to do tariffs, as well as Musk’s accompaniment of Trump’s journey to the Persian Golf countries, where the Doge boss own shops announced. Among them a Treaty of Neuralink on the beginning of clinical studies in the United Arab Emirates.
13. Everything remains in the family
The report emphasizes how Musks is reflected in shops for family members. Including the contract that was recently signed by his brother with the states on the Persian Gulf about the implementation of Drone light showsWhile his father reports on negotiations on the construction of a Musk Tower in Dubai.
14. Inclusion in the judiciary
Musks unsuccessful efforts, one Conservative takeover of the Supreme Court of the state of Wisconsin Financing is highlighted in the report as well as his claim to remove judges who face Trump.
15. “Maximum transparency” – rejected
Despite his promise of “maximum transparency“With Doge, Musk herself hidden his contrary to the silence of confidentiality. According to the conclusion of the report. He has neither disclosed his extensive financial investments. Nor stated whether he may obtain exceptional permits from the ethical requirements of the federal government.