#ElonMusk, whose other major company #SpaceX has amassed billions in #FederalContracts, also could command #oversight of federal contracting in his role with #DOGE, which has outlined a goal to cut $2T in spending.
“If you have not just 1, but 2 companies potentially that have government contracts, & part of your agenda is to review contracting, that’s a #ConflictOfInterest,” said Deniece Peterson, snr dir of federal market analysis at #Deltek, which has insight into federal contracting.
What if #ElonMusk’s interest in paring back #regulations included rules he thinks are slowing down the work of his tunneling firm #TheBoringCompany, she said. Would the agency be allowed to play a part in loosening those rules?
“There’s not the #transparency that would be required if it was structured differently,” she said.
#USpol #law #Trump #broligarchy #plutocracy #kleptocracy #technocracy
Beyond his immediate business interests, #ElonMusk is also facing a lawsuit from the #SEC over his late disclosure of his #Twitter stake, which…netted #Musk at least $150M by allowing him to purchase shares at a lower price than if his involvement had been publicly known.
Musk has elevated a call for “defanging” the SEC & the #FTC, which investigated some of Twitter’s actions after his takeover.
#USpol #law #Trump #broligarchy #plutocracy #kleptocracy #technocracy
#ElonMusk accused the #FTC in 2023 of “overreach” & said, “Weaponization of government agencies for censorship & political machinations needs to stop.”🥱
But for some, the most egregious conflict is #DOGE’s namesake itself.
Since #Trump’s election, #dogecoin’s value has doubled, even nearly tripling at one point—gains that have outpaced #bitcoin & the #Dow Jones Industrial Average, both of which also surged after Trump’s victory.
#USpol #law #broligarchy #plutocracy #kleptocracy #technocracy
When the #DOGE website launched with an image of the coin’s mascot, #crypto #influencers took it as a sign that the coin’s value would surge in coming weeks.
…#ElonMusk has acknowledged that he holds #dogecoin, saying he bought some for his son X in 2021, though specifics on Musk’s & #Tesla’s position are unknown.
#USpol #law #Trump #broligarchy #plutocracy #kleptocracy #technocracy
“There’s a massive #ConflictOfInterest in his inherent promotion of this #cybercurrency through every single mention of this side gig, this side hustle, he’s got going w/President #Trump,” said Nell Minow, a corporate governance expert…. “If it were a share of stock, we would have all kinds of #guardrails in place to make sure that it was very clear that what you were buying is not a piece of the US government.”
#WhiteHouse4Sale #compromised #USpol #law #broligarchy #plutocracy #kleptocracy
"“There’s a massive #ConflictOfInterest in his inherent promotion of this #CyberCurrency through every single mention of this side gig, this side hustle, he’s got going w/President #Trump,” said Nell Minow, a corporate governance expert..."
The core issue here is the point that both #Trump and #Musk have been taught that they can do anything they want with complete impunity because they have never suffered *any* consequences of any kind for their actions
Why should they change?
What's the worst thing that can happen to them?
Nothing, apparently
