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Apr 28 • 12 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
NEW: A Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations memo out this morning estimates that Elon Musk and his companies stand to avoid at least $2.37 BILLION in legal liability “through his efforts to gut the federal workforce and exert influence over federal agencies.” 🧵: Image
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The report claims that the estimated $2.37B "drastically understates the true benefit" Musk may gain from his newfound influence in government, which could include billions through new contracts or the competitive advantage gained by collecting intelligence on competitors. Image
As of Jan 20, Musk and his companies "were subject to at least 65 actual or potential actions by 11 different federal agencies"—the subcommittee estimated financial liabilities for 40 of the 65 actions by 8 federal agencies, including: Image
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The memo calls on Trump admin to:
-Respond info requests from Congress on Musk’s federal entanglements
-Review contracts, awards, etc. to Musk companies to determine whether measures were in place to prevent undue influence
-Initiate independent audits of those major contracts Image
The memo concludes: "No one individual, no matter how prominent or wealthy, is above the law. Anything less than decisive, immediate, and collective action risks America becoming a bystander to the surrender to modern oligarchy—public power in private hands."
On Sunday, Sen. Blumenthal also sent a letter with the memo's findings to each Musk company facing oversight action by the federal government—SpaceX, Tesla, the Boring Company, xAI, and Neuralink—and requested more info by May 11. Image
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Here's a link to the full Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations memorandum (links to letters sent to Musk's companies below):
documentcloud.org/documents/2592…
Link to Sen. Blumenthal's letter to SpaceX: documentcloud.org/documents/2592…
Link to Sen. Blumenthal's letter to Tesla: documentcloud.org/documents/2592…
Link to Sen. Blumenthal's letter to The Boring Company: documentcloud.org/documents/2592…
Link to Sen. Blumenthal's letter to Neuralink: documentcloud.org/documents/2592…
Link to Sen. Blumenthal's letter to xAI:
documentcloud.org/documents/2592…

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Mar 12
Mahmoud Khalil hearing THREAD:

Judge Furman opened the brief hearing by acknowledging "some heated opinions" on the case and reminded the courtroom to keep decorum.

He then chided parties for filing their joint letter nearly two hours after the 5pm deadline yesterday (1/8)
Prior to the hearing, public access to the docket was limited (e.g. last night's joint letter was sealed), but given the public interest of Khalil's case, Judge Furman ordered the docket be made public. (2/8)
We then moved to threshold issues on jurisdiction and venue, in other words where Khalil should be located right now and where this thing should be heard.

ICE agents took Khalil from his Columbia apartment to Elizabeth Detention Center in NJ in the early hours of Sunday (3/8)
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Feb 5
Per a press release from Sen. Blumenthal's office, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is "conducting a preliminary inquiry into DOGE and the ramifications of its conduct."

The subcommittee sent a letter to Tesla (which you can view below) and 5 other Musk-run companies
Full text of the Tesla letter here: hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…
Full text of the SpaceX letter here: hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/…
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Jan 10
Good morning from 100 Centre St where I’ll be covering sentencing for @lawfare with @AnnaBower and @katherinepomps.

Follow along for my live updates here and on the other site for Anna’s 🧵 Image
“Feels like” 18 degrees out here so I’ll save my poor fingers from tapping in the cold until we make it inside. Image
At 9:30 am, the President-elect (who is expected to appear virtually) is set to be criminally sentenced on 34 felony convictions for falsification of business records. Interestingly, Justice Merchan has allowed audio recording for the first time in the duration of the trial.
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Sep 26, 2024
The indictment is sealed, but charging Adams w/ violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act would certainly track with the DOJ's apparent shift toward more aggressive enforcement of FARA. As @BVanGrack points out, he'd be the 3rd elected official in the last year—a first. (1/4)
At the 5th National Forum on FARA in December, Dep Asst AG Choi said that countries are "more aggressive and more capable in their stealth influence campaigns than ever before...employ[ing] a range of tactics to advance their interests" and affect policy outcomes in the US (2/4) Image
"FARA is one of the most important tools the U.S. government has in its arsenal to respond to these threats. And as I hope my remarks today make clear: FARA is an enforcement priority for the Department of Justice," said DAAG Choi. (3/4) Image
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Jun 4, 2024
Last week, after the jury delivered the verdict in Trump's NY trial, I grabbed my camera, descended the courthouse’s 15 flights of stairs, walked out the revolving front door, and started snapping pics.

Here's my @lawfare photo essay of that historic day: lawfaremedia.org/article/the-fi…
@lawfare Newscasters interview a protester with a banner that reads, “CONVICT TRUMP ALREADY.” This protester was a fixture at Collect Pond Park for much of the trial. Image
@lawfare A protester holds up an alliterative sign that reads “PURSUED PERSECUTED PROSECUTED,” with a photo of Donald Trump and other famous figures whom the man must think fit the same three-part criteria: John Hancock, Nelson Mandela, Samuel Adams, MLK Jr., Malcolm X, Roger Stone, etc. Image
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May 30, 2024
Good morning from 100 Centre St for verdict watch in Trump’s NY criminal trial.

We’ll start with a rereading of the jury instructions and a readback of select testimony, and then, we wait.

Turn your notifications on, today might be the day.

Then again, it also might not! Image
If we get a verdict, it won't be until after lunch. Here's why: jurors want that one last free lunch, and nobody wants to deliver a verdict on an empty stomach.

For more hard-hitting legal analysis you've come to expect from @lawfare, stay locked on this thread and @AnnaBower's
It's 9:34 a.m., and Trump is back at the defense table, a much smaller entourage behind him. I see Eric Trump, and Alina Habba as well I believe, as well as real estate investor Steve Witkoff, per Trump's campaign.
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