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Is Elon Musk using his government job to bully businesses into buying X ads?
Big brands are advertising on X again, and some Senate Democrats are worried their return to the platform is due to coercion. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi, five Democratic Senators asked the DOJ to investigate whether Musk is using his influence to retaliate against companies that refuse to do business with his platform.
Musk’s role at DOGE, combined with his ownership of X and other businesses, amount to a “significant conflict of interest,” reads the letter obtained by the Wall Street Journal. “The apparent attempt to strong-arm the federal government to advance his business dealings could violate federal ethics laws and, depending on the specific facts, the federal extortion statute.”
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