According to Reuters, on the 15th local time, in a letter seen by Reuters, two senior Democratic senators said that the U.S. Department of Defense and law enforcement agencies should investigate Musk "based on national security considerations."
In the letter, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed appealed to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Defense Inspector General, in light of recent revelations about Musk’s relationship with the Russian President According to reports, Russian officials, including Putin, have had multiple phone calls that Musk’s participation in SpaceX-related projects should be investigated to determine whether he needs to be excluded from the project or prohibited from obtaining certain contracts and enjoying certain privileges.
Two lawmakers wrote in the letter: "As a beneficiary of billions of dollars in U.S. government funding projects, Musk's relationship with a well-known adversary of the United States has raised questions about Musk's role as a government contractor and classified personnel. Serious doubts about its reliability.”
On November 13, local time, Musk appeared at a meeting between Trump and Republican lawmakers. "Newsweek"
reported that Musk has been appointed by US President-elect Trump to lead the new "Government Efficiency Department". As the CEO of the aerospace company SpaceX, he is responsible for managing the data of the US Department of Defense and the intelligence community. Billion dollar contracts.
The Wall Street Journal of the United States reported on October 24 that Musk has been in regular communication with Putin since 2022. The content discussed by the two parties covers business, geopolitics and other topics, including Musk’s "Starlink", etc. business.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov denied this on October 25. He said that Musk and Putin only had one phone call, when the two discussed "space and current and future technologies." Beyond that, neither Putin nor Kremlin officials have regular calls with Musk.
Reuters reported that since the Wall Street Journal broke the news, many Democratic congressmen have publicly called for an investigation into Musk’s communications with Russia, but as Trump prepares to return to the White House with Musk’s support, , these moves to launch a federal investigation have little hope of success.
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