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usonian

(14,638 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:52 PM Friday

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

MadameButterfly

(1,953 posts)
23. i've wondered for years why they let a private citizen
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:57 PM
Friday

much less this crazy meddle with communications in our wars abroad

Irish_Dem

(59,741 posts)
30. Yes and Musk was said to have interfered with the Ukraine comm system during a crucial battle.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 07:09 AM
Saturday

And the US lets him get away with it.

MadameButterfly

(1,953 posts)
41. I was aware of that
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:09 PM
Saturday

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

(59,741 posts)
43. Yes treason and a threat to US and Ukraine national security big time.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:15 PM
Saturday

No one cares or even notices it.

Truly remarkable times we live in.

usonian

(14,638 posts)
4. The kangaroo court let one big fish get away. Bad example.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:10 PM
Friday

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

Yes, it sucks massively.

lostnfound

(16,717 posts)
13. How the hell did this go on for years when Biden was in charge??
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:39 PM
Friday

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

(6,983 posts)
22. our justice system is PAINFULLY slow is the problem and can be gamed by people
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:54 PM
Friday

who can afford good lawyers, like Voldemoron

MadameButterfly

(1,953 posts)
24. We let them get away with highway robbery
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:02 AM
Saturday

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

(174 posts)
47. And if you were him,
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:15 PM
Saturday

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

usonian

(14,638 posts)
5. Well, one day, one of his Frankenstein monsters might kill him.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:14 PM
Friday

Better him than other drivers and pedestrians.

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SheltieLover

(60,307 posts)
6. That works for me. Can we pls fast forward? Lol
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:16 PM
Friday

Does he drive those pieces of junk? Rattletraps.

usonian

(14,638 posts)
7. I dunno.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:23 PM
Friday

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

Bloomberg says:

Tesla Doesn’t Burn Fuel,
It Burns Cash

SheltieLover

(60,307 posts)
8. Ever watch Stached fire fighter who covers ev battery fires
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:26 PM
Friday

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

(14,638 posts)
15. Lithium battery fires take thousands of gallons of water to put out.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:56 PM
Friday

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

(60,307 posts)
27. Thx
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:17 AM
Saturday

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

ShazzieB

(18,925 posts)
9. Mercurial entrepreneur?
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:06 PM
Friday

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

usonian

(14,638 posts)
20. See my post on apartheid immigrants Musk and Thiel.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:39 PM
Friday

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

ShazzieB

(18,925 posts)
54. I found it, thanks.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 05:19 PM
Saturday

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

(6,006 posts)
10. Seize his assets and charge him with treason.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:16 PM
Friday

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

Yikes! Sucks to be him.

ShazzieB

(18,925 posts)
55. Not Dutch, Afrikaner. There's a big difference.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 05:34 PM
Saturday

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

(10,910 posts)
21. Again, two sets of laws for two sets of people.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 11:54 PM
Friday

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

(35,272 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, 12:12 AM
Saturday

government???

prodigitalson

(2,953 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, 01:28 AM
Saturday

rampartd

(894 posts)
31. terminate his contract for non compliance
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 09:18 AM
Saturday

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

(30,942 posts)
34. Why would anyone give Elon Musk security clearance for anything?
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:50 AM
Saturday

Trump too!

We are so fubared!

republianmushroom

(18,179 posts)
36. And trump's ?
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:41 PM
Saturday

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

(19,078 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, 12:43 PM
Saturday

Response to usonian (Original post)

usonian

(14,638 posts)
50. Anyone who ever got a clearance has to be outraged.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 04:29 PM
Saturday

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

(25,436 posts)
56. I worked on very sensitive government projects and if I did this shit I would be in jail............
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 07:41 PM
Saturday

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

moniss

(6,151 posts)
57. I mean after all
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 07:44 PM
Saturday

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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