Elon Musk May Be Leaving Government, But Democrats Aren’t Done With Him
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee demanded documents related to Musk’s various conflicts of interest.
WASHINGTON — Democrats led by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) want the Trump administration to hand over information about billionaire Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest as a government employee who owns companies doing business with the government.
In letters to the White House and several federal agencies on Thursday, the Democrats demanded Musk complete a public financial disclosure detailing his various business interests.
“In an unprecedented arrangement, President Donald Trump has bestowed expansive and unlawful authority on Mr. Musk, an unelected billionaire,” Democrats said in a letter to White House Counsel David Warrington. “Mr. Musk is redirecting billions of taxpayer dollars to fund his own financial interests while slashing federal employees, programs, and services on which all Americans depend.”
Democrats have harped on Musk’s conflicts of interest all year. Thursday’s letters are an indication Democrats will continue to highlight Musk’s prominent role in the Trump administration even as his time in government nears its end. As a special government employee, Musk’s tenure is legally limited to 130 days, and both he and the president have signaled he’s either leaving or scaling back his government work ahead of that deadline.
Musk last week told investors in Tesla, his electric car company, that he will soon spend much less time with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency that Trump created for him. And on Wednesday Trump thanked Musk for his work while suggesting he won’t be there much longer.
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