Trump is taking steps to close USAID and gives Musk so far unprecedented access to federal systems

Laura Barron-Lopez:

So Musk has two options essentially according to Richard Painter and other lawyers I was talking to. He can sell, as the painter said, his interests, his holdings, his business or he can regain himself from government issues that can affect his businesses.

And that means it potentially all that involves cryptocurrency, electric vehicles, SpaceX or social media company X. Today, President Trump said Musk is tasked with shrinking the government and that if there is a conflict or problem, will He makes sure that Musk and DOGE do not go close to it.

But there is a pattern here, AMNA that suggests that there is little to no ranks around Elon Musk and Doge, and that is what we hear from a number of sources across the federal government.

And Musk could eventually be vulnerable to litigation, even five years from now, according to the lawyers we were talking to.