Documents Revealed: The FBI Wanted to Open an Investigation into Elon Musk

Internal FBI documents revealed by Senator Chuck Grassley show that an agent attempted to open a criminal investigation into Elon Musk following a post in which he asked government employees to report on their work. The revelation adds to claims of political use of the US law enforcement system.

Internal FBI documents made public by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley raise serious allegations of an attempt to open a criminal investigation into Elon Musk, the world's richest man. At the center of the revelation is an email sent by FBI agent Kevin Gunow, in which he demanded an investigation into Musk after the latter posted on the social network X (which he owns) a message asking government employees to detail five things they did during the workday. The agent claimed that Musk's use of the platform for work-related matters could generate advertising revenue for him. Grassley argues that this is proof that senior officials in state mechanisms secretly acted against elected officials, and that the actions are even more severe than the Watergate affair. The documents also reveal another agent who begged to join the investigation into the connection between Trump associates and Russia, an investigation that ended without evidence. The revelation serves as proof for Trump supporters' claims of the existence of a 'deep state' – a shadow government acting against the right.