Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling amid President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.

Experts say he could easily snuff out federal investigations or safety initiatives that have stymied Tesla or his other companies.

Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying a crushing number of federal investigations and safety programs have stymied Tesla, his electric car company, and its efforts to create self-driving automobiles.

Somehow, in between running multiple companies, gutting the federal bureaucracy, apparently cheating at video games and being a dad to at least 11 children, [I dunno… this all feels unnecessary and isn’t helping your point.

Last March, Musk filed a lawsuit claiming OpenAI, a global leader in artificial intelligence innovation which has developed the ChatGPT chatbot, DALL-E image generator and other advanced AI-driven tools, breached promises made in its founding documents and prioritizes profit motive over serving the public good.

Elon Musk was the center of attention in the Oval Office on Tuesday as he and Donald Trump offered a bizarre and rambling defense of their efforts to dismantle large chunks of the federal government through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).