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Top SASC Dems Urge Probe Of Musk’s Reported Putin Talks, Potential Review Of SpaceX Deals

Top SASC Dems Urge Probe Of Musk’s Reported Putin Talks, Potential Review Of SpaceX Deals
Elon Musk at SATELLITE 2020. Photo: Via Satellite

The top Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) are calling on the Pentagon and Department of Justice to investigate SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s reported contacts with high-level Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, to determine whether the U.S. government should review its contracts with the company. SASC Chair Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) also reached out to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall stating that Musk’s reported Russian conversations raise concerns with the U.S. Space Force’s…

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