America’s “King of One Word” Musk has been targeted.
According to the New York Times, U.S. federal agencies have launched at least three reviews to investigate whether Musk and his space exploration technology company SpaceX have complied with security reporting regulations designed to protect national secrets.
Musk responded simply:
"I am being hunted by the deep state traitors who have their paid puppets in the legacy media. I never like to start a fight, but I will put an end to them."
As a die-hard supporter of Trump, why is Musk being targeted? Can Musk escape federal scrutiny?
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Musk’s “Russiagate” leak?
The investigation into Musk was initiated by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense, the Air Force, and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security on the grounds that Musk may have violated a federal confidentiality agreement and posed a risk of "leakage."
At the same time, Israel, as an ally of the United States, also stepped forward to add fuel to the fire, saying that it was worried that Musk would leak information and accused Musk of having private contact with Russian President Putin, which is the "Russiagate."
What is going on?
As everyone knows, Musk has a company called SpaceX, and SpaceX has undertaken a large number of orders from the US federal government, and the two sides cooperate very closely.
As a senior executive of SpaceX, Musk also obtained the highest level "Top Secret Security Pass" issued by the Pentagon.
With this pass, Musk can access highly sensitive confidential information of the United States, such as certain cutting-edge military technologies.
But in return, Musk also has to report some details of his private life to the Pentagon, including his interactions with "non-Americans" to eliminate security risks.
So here the problem arises. Since 2021, Musk has never made regular reports. He has never reported to the Pentagon where he went, who he met, and what he did.
The key point that the Pentagon is holding on to now is that Musk has had conversations with several Russian officials, including Putin, as early as 2022.
Musk was accidentally labeled as "colluding with Russia" and trouble came.
Why Musk?
Musk was extremely angry about the federal investigation. He said that the senators who accused him were "puppets" and questioned the existence of a real mastermind behind the scenes.
In fact, this is not the first time that Musk has been targeted for "collusion with Russia". When the US presidential election was underway, the Democratic Party launched a wave of offensives.
At that time, the Democrats used the Wall Street Journal to say that since the end of 2022, Musk has maintained regular communication with Russian President Putin, and the topics of the two sides covered many areas including personal affairs, business, and geopolitical issues.
An American tech mogul chats with the Russian president?
For a time, Musk was almost labeled as a "Russian agent" and was widely questioned whether he was really serving Russia.
But unfortunately, the Democrats did not come up with enough evidence to make the final decision, so Musk and Trump's election were not substantially affected.
So why are they targeting Musk again this time?
There are two possible reasons. One is that "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong."
As we all know, Musk is the biggest contributor to Trump's election victory and also Trump's right-hand man. Targeting Musk is actually equivalent to targeting Trump.
If Musk is deeply caught up in the "Russia collusion vortex" and cannot extricate himself, it is possible that the fire will be transferred to Trump, casting a shadow on Trump's future presidency.
Second, Trump once stated that after he takes office, he will set up a government efficiency department and appoint Musk as the minister.
What is this for?
There is only one goal, which is to cut funding for the U.S. federal government and even lay off employees.
Obviously, what is touched here is the core interests of what Musk calls the "deep government". If you want to touch our cake, don't blame us for taking action against you. Musk has stirred up a hornet's nest and provoked the wrong people.
On one side is Trump's absolute trust, and on the other side are the traditional interest groups of the U.S. federal government. Can Musk escape this disaster?
Is Musk doomed?
It has to be said that this investigation against Musk is very large-scale, and it seems that they will not stop until Musk is brought down.
But to say that Musk is doomed is not that serious.
On the one hand, it is unlikely to be effective if the same trick is used twice.
The last time the Democrats used Musk's "collusion with Russia" as an excuse, they ended up raising the stick high and then dropping it lightly, proving that there was no substantial evidence.
Otherwise, if Musk could be brought down during the election, the situation would probably be very different now, and it would even be unknown whether Trump could win the election.
Therefore, if there was real evidence about Musk, it would have been released as early as the time of the election, and would not have waited until now when the dust has settled to release it after the fact.
On the other hand, this investigation against Musk is actually more like a warning.
Musk previously threatened to cut U.S. spending by two-thirds, from $6.5 trillion to $2 trillion. Launching an investigation into Musk now is equivalent to telling Trump how serious the matter is and how complicated the interests behind it are.
Musk has Trump's protection, so he will most likely be safe in the end. But the problem is that this is probably just the beginning, and there will definitely be more tricks to follow. Musk will probably be in trouble in the future.
