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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has issued a new report raising questions of “corruption, ethics, and conflicts of interest” perpetuated during Elon Musk’s time heading up President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to a preview by Rolling Stone.
The report, titled “Special Interests Over the Public Interest: Elon Musk’s 130 Days in the Trump Administration,” features a list of 130 questionable actions by Musk, his companies, and family members that culminated in a “reign of corruption,” according to senior writer Tim Dickinson.
Last week, Trump announced that Musk was leaving his post as “special government employee” to focus more on his businesses, which have taken a hit since he became involved in promoting Trump’s MAGA agenda.
“The Warren report is focused on Elon’s use of political power to boost his businesses, or secure special benefits from regulatory relief to rich new contracts that favor his fortunes and his family,” Dickinson wrote.
“Not every action listed… represents a violation of federal law,” the report said, instead arguing that “Musk has violated norms at an astonishing pace” while taking actions that are “hurting the American public.”
Rolling Stone previewed the list’s 15 categories that include blatant White House promotion of Musk’s Tesla electric vehicles, lucrative contracts for SpaceX and Starlink, and a concerted effort by the Trump DOJ to drop up to $2.5 billion in federal penalties against Musk’s companies.
The report also claimed that Musk perpetuated an “intimidation campaign” via his X social media business, as well as “weaponizing federal power” and “influence-peddling in Congress.”
The report concluded that, far from displaying transparency, “Musk himself has hidden his norms-busting activities behind a veil of secrecy…failing to make public his vast financial holdings, or what if any waivers of federal ethics requirements he may have received.”
