A group of Democratic senators has raised concerns that tech billionaire Elon Musk, now a senior adviser to President Trump, may be using his government role to pressure advertisers on his platform, X. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, they request a DOJ investigation into allegations of misconduct involving threats made to advertisers. These threats reportedly revolve around the pressure for greater advertising expenditure and insinuations that failure to comply could impact business dealings related to a major merger being reviewed by antitrust authorities.
The Democratic senators expressed concern that if Musk uses his government position inappropriately, he could face serious legal consequences under criminal ethics laws.
In their letter, the senators urged the DOJ to investigate alleged threats Musk made concerning advertising revenue impacting a significant merger in the industry.
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