Trump vows to protect Musk, floats pre-emptive staff pardons

Much of what DOGE did is likely illegal

On the one hand, he said he'd go to jail if the dems won. On the other, he says a lot of things that aren't true.

At this point, Musk might face extradition claims outside the US and state-level charges within it, even if Trump pardons him for all US federal laws. And he might have lost a lot of leverage with the US federal government by having SpaceX stop taking customers for more Falcon launches before Starship's fully ready.

Congress has the power of the purse. Congress has decided to allocate some money to USAID. Enron Musk came in, and redirected that money. Thats illegal.