Trump Says He Would Offer Pardons to Musk, Aides If Necessary
Source: Bloomberg News
President Donald Trump said he would be willing to offer protective pardons to Elon Musk and close aides if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterm elections.
The president in an interview dismissed a suggestion that Democrats would move to nationalize Musk’s Space X, but said he would “protect” the billionaire entrepreneur and any aides who were targeted by Congressional investigators, including Edward Coristine, who was part of Musk’s DOGE project to slash government programs.
Trump confirmed that could mean preemptive pardons if necessary.
“I would if I needed to, sure,” he told conservative commentator Miranda Devine on her “Pod Force One” podcast. “I would not even think about.”
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