Overview

• Investigations by the Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department ran from 2022 to 2023 and tracked visitors from Eastern Europe and other regions to Musk's properties.
• Authorities focused on potential attempts by foreign powers to sway Musk but never advanced the inquiry to formal charges and have not clarified its current status.
• Musk's $250 million contribution to President Trump's 2024 campaign through America PAC and subsequent advisory role raised concerns among White House insiders over his foreign interactions.
• President Trump later barred Musk from a top-secret military briefing on war plans with China over fears tied to his business and diplomatic ties.
• Musk's SpaceX government contracts grant him high-level security clearances and his communications with leaders such as Vladimir Putin have prompted ongoing national security scrutiny.