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Sen. Blumenthal Looking Into Possible Musk Conflicts of Interest in DOGE/SpaceX Work

Sen. Blumenthal Looking Into Possible Musk Conflicts of Interest in DOGE/SpaceX Work
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.) said that he has begun a preliminary inquiry into potential conflicts of interest between Elon Musk's work for the Department of Government Efficiency and his SpaceX business.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the investigations panel of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and a senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said last week that he has begun a preliminary look into whether the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) has gained access to trade secrets of competitors to SpaceX whose founder, tech billionaire Elon Musk is heading DOGE. The latter, a temporary organization under the U.S. DOGE Service--a Trump administration…

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