Amid the election victory of Republicans within the US presidential election, two US Senate Democrats have referred to as for an investigation into the alleged contact of billionaire Elon Musk with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his aides.
Musk endorsed President-elect Donald Trump and campaigned for the Republicans, additionally offering monetary help within the type of donations. He has been chosen by Trump to steer the newly shaped Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) alongside former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
The lawmakers have urged the Pentagon and the Justice Division to look into the relations of the world’s richest particular person with US’ adversary Russia as Musk holds main authorities contracts and he might be placing nationwide safety in danger.
I’m going to search out out who’s making these accusations and nuke them
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 16, 2024
Musk reacted to the information and posted on X, “I’m going to search out out who’s making these accusations and nuke them.”
The Wall Road Journal in a report final month acknowledged that Musk has been in touch with Putin since 2022 and had “a number of, excessive degree conversations” which the Kremlin has categorically denied.
US Senator Jack Reed and Senator Jeanne Shaheen wrote the letter to Lawyer Normal Merrick Garland and Robert P. Storch, Defence Division Inspector elevating “severe questions concerning Mr Musk’s reliability as a authorities contractor and a [security] clearance holder”, reported BBC.
“Russia’s ambitions within the area area pose a direct menace to U.S. nationwide safety. In Could of this yr, the Pentagon confirmed Russia’s deployment of a counter-space weapon, presumably able to attacking different satellites in low-earth orbit,” wrote the senators within the letter.
The senators alleged that Musk has had a number of excessive degree talks with Putin’s deputy chief of employees, Sergei Kiriyenko. The Justice Division has mentioned that Kiriyenko and different Russian officers have been concerned in working a Russian propaganda on social media, together with Musk owned X, to cut back worldwide assist for Ukraine throughout the US presidential election.
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