Overview

• Three individuals face federal charges for using Molotov cocktails and firearms to damage Tesla vehicles and infrastructure across multiple U.S. locations.
• The Trump administration has labeled these acts as domestic terrorism, emphasizing severe legal consequences with potential sentences of up to 20 years.
• President Trump suggested sending the accused to notorious El Salvador prisons, raising legal and ethical concerns about punitive measures.
• Tesla is grappling with additional challenges, including a recall of 46,000 Cybertrucks over safety concerns and declining public perception of Elon Musk.
• The FBI used license-plate readers and social media records to identify the suspects, linking them to incidents in Oregon, Colorado, and South Carolina.