Trump eyes possible pardon for Elon Musk, in addition to White House staffers

President Donald Trump says he would grant preemptive pardons to Elon Musk and others from his administration if circumstances called for it, according to MS NOW. The remarks came in a podcast interview with Miranda Devine of The New York Post, and they mark a shift from early October, when Trump said the subject of pardoning his top aides was not on his mind, even as he claimed broad latitude to act.

Devine asked about a scenario in which Democrats might arrest Musk and take over SpaceX, a premise that no Democratic official or congressional candidate has backed. Trump said he did not foresee that, but added that his people would need protection. He pointed to Joe Biden, saying his predecessor pardoned everybody, and noted he had acted similarly for Jan. 6 defendants. MS NOW says that characterization is wrong: Biden's clemency covered only certain figures, among them Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden relatives, and some witnesses and investigators tied to the Jan. 6 probe.

MS NOW notes that Musk has put nearly half a billion dollars into midterm races for Republicans.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →