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usonian

(25,915 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:52 PM Dec 2024

Elon Musk Being Investigated for Violating Terms of "Top Secret" Clearance

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-investigated-violating-terms-top-secret-clearance

According to a shocking report by the New York Times, the mercurial entrepreneur is being investigated by the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General, the Air Force, and the Pentagon's Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.

That's because his space company has reportedly "repeatedly failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets" since at least 2021, which includes not disclosing Musk's frequent meetings with foreign leaders, most notably Russian president Vladimir Putin.

According to the report, Musk has been violating the rules set out by his "top secret" security clearance for years.

Musk was even denied high-level security access by the Air Force, according to the NYT's sources, and the Middle Eastern nation of Israel has expressed concerns that he could leak sensitive state secrets.


There are MANY great articles at Futurism, and I encourage others to post them.

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Elon Musk Being Investigated for Violating Terms of "Top Secret" Clearance (Original Post) usonian Dec 2024 OP
Yet the US gov't keeps funding him despite the violations. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #1
This t-shirt might make a good present for him. TheBlackAdder Dec 2024 #14
I don't see the tee-shirt. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #29
i've wondered for years why they let a private citizen MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #23
Yes and Musk was said to have interfered with the Ukraine comm system during a crucial battle. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #30
I was aware of that MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #41
Yes treason and a threat to US and Ukraine national security big time. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #43
Truly remarkable! yellow dahlia Dec 2024 #46
I still get shocked because there is no bottom to their insanity, crimes and treason. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #48
NOTHING will come of this vapor2 Dec 2024 #2
The kangaroo court let one big fish get away. Bad example. usonian Dec 2024 #4
How the hell did this go on for years when Biden was in charge?? lostnfound Dec 2024 #13
Infuriating, isn't it! calimary Dec 2024 #19
our justice system is PAINFULLY slow is the problem and can be gamed by people LymphocyteLover Dec 2024 #22
The one climmer of hope is that non-presidents MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #25
We let them get away with highway robbery MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #24
And if you were him, yellow dahlia Dec 2024 #47
Because he picked a professional thumb-twiddler for AG n/t D23MIURG23 Dec 2024 #53
Please tell me there is a rocket docket with a death sentence for this prick SheltieLover Dec 2024 #3
Well, one day, one of his Frankenstein monsters might kill him. usonian Dec 2024 #5
That works for me. Can we pls fast forward? Lol SheltieLover Dec 2024 #6
I dunno. usonian Dec 2024 #7
Ever watch Stached fire fighter who covers ev battery fires SheltieLover Dec 2024 #8
Lithium battery fires take thousands of gallons of water to put out. usonian Dec 2024 #15
Thx SheltieLover Dec 2024 #27
Mercurial entrepreneur? ShazzieB Dec 2024 #9
No. Immigrant Traitor. Captain Zero Dec 2024 #18
See my post on apartheid immigrants Musk and Thiel. usonian Dec 2024 #20
I found it, thanks. ShazzieB Dec 2024 #54
Nicely put! nt returnee Dec 2024 #51
Seize his assets and charge him with treason. Bluethroughu Dec 2024 #10
When did this stop being a HOLY SHIT moment? JMCKUSICK Dec 2024 #11
Musk is a dutch boy piece of stinking shit. Klarkashton Dec 2024 #12
The shadow of apartheid South Africa in America. usonian Dec 2024 #16
Not Dutch, Afrikaner. There's a big difference. ShazzieB Dec 2024 #55
May be 3auld6phart Dec 2024 #17
Again, two sets of laws for two sets of people. ReRe Dec 2024 #21
i don't get how the hell this has been ALLOWED to go on for YEARS! wtf is going on with this country and the orleans Dec 2024 #26
and DOJ in particular Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #37
'frequent meetings with Vladmir Putin' is about to go from red flag to resume bullet point in the White House prodigitalson Dec 2024 #28
terminate his contract for non compliance rampartd Dec 2024 #31
Trump will shut the investigation down. Martin68 Dec 2024 #32
Not enough is said about his drug abuse. Maggiemayhem Dec 2024 #33
Why would anyone give Elon Musk security clearance for anything? ananda Dec 2024 #34
No shit Sherlock orangecrush Dec 2024 #35
And trump's ? republianmushroom Dec 2024 #36
Merrick the Meek. That certainly fits. calimary Dec 2024 #58
Very alarming and discouraging coupled with Orange Julius getting the scepter in a few weeks. Then it matters not Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #38
This will go no where Figarosmom Dec 2024 #39
Trump will put the fix in for him. creeksneakers2 Dec 2024 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #42
So what? They won't do anything to him. n/t malthaussen Dec 2024 #44
Two things - yellow dahlia Dec 2024 #45
Anyone who ever got a clearance has to be outraged. usonian Dec 2024 #50
Cuff and stuff his Afrikkkaner ass Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #49
laws can't touch the billionaires in the U.S. I'm convinced. trump is proof. C Moon Dec 2024 #52
I worked on very sensitive government projects and if I did this shit I would be in jail............ turbinetree Dec 2024 #56
I mean after all moniss Dec 2024 #57

MadameButterfly

(4,111 posts)
23. i've wondered for years why they let a private citizen
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:57 AM
Dec 2024

much less this crazy meddle with communications in our wars abroad

Irish_Dem

(81,877 posts)
30. Yes and Musk was said to have interfered with the Ukraine comm system during a crucial battle.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 08:09 AM
Dec 2024

And the US lets him get away with it.

MadameButterfly

(4,111 posts)
41. I was aware of that
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:09 PM
Dec 2024

and wondered why he was allowed to continue providing military support. It's like saying "Oh well," after Benedict Arnold throws a battle to the British.

Irish_Dem

(81,877 posts)
43. Yes treason and a threat to US and Ukraine national security big time.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:15 PM
Dec 2024

No one cares or even notices it.

Truly remarkable times we live in.

usonian

(25,915 posts)
4. The kangaroo court let one big fish get away. Bad example.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:10 PM
Dec 2024

But all others who were caught have all been locked up. AFAICT.

Yes, it sucks massively.

lostnfound

(17,562 posts)
13. How the hell did this go on for years when Biden was in charge??
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:39 PM
Dec 2024

This is what electing a democratic president was supposed to protect us from. And exposing Elon would have exposed the whole russian influence operation in an undeniable, loud way.

Why are we just learning about this now?
This sort of explains why Elon thought he was going to jail if kamala got elected.

LymphocyteLover

(9,966 posts)
22. our justice system is PAINFULLY slow is the problem and can be gamed by people
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:54 AM
Dec 2024

who can afford good lawyers, like Voldemoron

MadameButterfly

(4,111 posts)
24. We let them get away with highway robbery
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:02 AM
Dec 2024

and worse, then they go after us for honest driticism.

It's as if they assumed there was no emergency, they would get to it eventually after Biden is re-elected.

yellow dahlia

(6,174 posts)
47. And if you were him,
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 03:15 PM
Dec 2024

wouldn't you do everything you could to make sure Kamala didn't get elected?

usonian

(25,915 posts)
5. Well, one day, one of his Frankenstein monsters might kill him.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:14 PM
Dec 2024

Better him than other drivers and pedestrians.

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SheltieLover

(81,250 posts)
6. That works for me. Can we pls fast forward? Lol
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:16 PM
Dec 2024

Does he drive those pieces of junk? Rattletraps.

usonian

(25,915 posts)
7. I dunno.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:23 PM
Dec 2024

Maybe Santa will give him "Hot Wheels" for Christmas.

Bloomberg says:

Tesla Doesn’t Burn Fuel,
It Burns Cash

SheltieLover

(81,250 posts)
8. Ever watch Stached fire fighter who covers ev battery fires
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:26 PM
Dec 2024

Omfg. None of those things should be allowed to be sold until safer!

Trust me, msm does NOT cover what's happening in the real world with those pieces of toxic, dangerous shit!

usonian

(25,915 posts)
15. Lithium battery fires take thousands of gallons of water to put out.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:56 PM
Dec 2024

Gasoline burns, but not like lithium.

Tanker trucks filled with cocaine dissolved in petrol, another matter.



If you want to predict the future, watch some Bond films.

SheltieLover

(81,250 posts)
27. Thx
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:17 AM
Dec 2024

I'm more interested in the way the msm spins truth into bullshit about ev battery fires.

ShazzieB

(22,724 posts)
9. Mercurial entrepreneur?
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:06 PM
Dec 2024

Is that another term for smarmy, arrogant, afrikaner jackhole and all around pain in the ass? Why, yes, I believe it is!

usonian

(25,915 posts)
20. See my post on apartheid immigrants Musk and Thiel.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:39 AM
Dec 2024

Somewhere in this thread. No numbers on small phone screens.

ShazzieB

(22,724 posts)
54. I found it, thanks.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 06:19 PM
Dec 2024

Found the post with the link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219696928

Very interesting reading, thanks. I always suspected that growing up in apartheid South Africa had something to do with some of his views on things like race. I see I was not wrong!

Bluethroughu

(7,215 posts)
10. Seize his assets and charge him with treason.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:16 PM
Dec 2024

Ooooorrrr, is he a double agent against Putin????

Yikes! Sucks to be him.

ShazzieB

(22,724 posts)
55. Not Dutch, Afrikaner. There's a big difference.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 06:34 PM
Dec 2024

Holland is one of the most liberal countries in northern Europe (which means it's one of the most liberal in the world). The Afrikaners of South Africa originally came from Holland a long time ago, but the country evolved in very different ways from the country they came from. Among other things, they are the folks who gave the world apartheid.

ReRe

(12,189 posts)
21. Again, two sets of laws for two sets of people.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:54 AM
Dec 2024

I found that Dec 17th article in the NYTs and it was lengthy. Had to read a couple paragraphs twice. Same as Trump, Musk gets away with crimes all over the place, where you or I would be hauled in and convicted. Of course, the US Government will not enforce it's on laws, and in Musk's case, which are against our National Security! The more I read these days, the less secure I feel!

orleans

(37,039 posts)
26. i don't get how the hell this has been ALLOWED to go on for YEARS! wtf is going on with this country and the
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:12 AM
Dec 2024

government???

prodigitalson

(3,193 posts)
28. 'frequent meetings with Vladmir Putin' is about to go from red flag to resume bullet point in the White House
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:28 AM
Dec 2024

rampartd

(4,752 posts)
31. terminate his contract for non compliance
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:18 AM
Dec 2024

and do it quick before dear leader regains the power to declassify "with his mind."

the idea that we could have any state secrets remaining seems kind of old fashioned since the mar a lago "gestapo attack" or whatever they call the routine execution of a search warrant.

ananda

(35,297 posts)
34. Why would anyone give Elon Musk security clearance for anything?
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:50 AM
Dec 2024

Trump too!

We are so fubared!

republianmushroom

(22,448 posts)
36. And trump's ?
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:41 PM
Dec 2024

Laws, ethics don't mean a thing to these people, they are above the law. Don't think so just ask, Merrick the Meek or the Roberts supreme court.

Evolve Dammit

(21,802 posts)
38. Very alarming and discouraging coupled with Orange Julius getting the scepter in a few weeks. Then it matters not
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:43 PM
Dec 2024

Response to usonian (Original post)

usonian

(25,915 posts)
50. Anyone who ever got a clearance has to be outraged.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 05:29 PM
Dec 2024

They check habits, speak to neighbors, drugs and alcohol? And my goodness, every damn trip outside the country. Maybe more, but they didn't say what!

I honored the rules. And know people who still do.

No traitors in my foxhole workshop.

turbinetree

(27,611 posts)
56. I worked on very sensitive government projects and if I did this shit I would be in jail............
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 08:41 PM
Dec 2024

end of fucking story...............

moniss

(9,096 posts)
57. I mean after all
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 08:44 PM
Dec 2024

what could possibly go wrong in allowing a man who honors only greed and power to have access to highly classified defense information knowing he pals around with our adversaries?

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