During a recent White House press briefing, New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman challenged Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt regarding President Trump's adherence to conflict of interest laws in connection with Elon Musk's role. Haberman, who has a history of deep reporting on Trump, inquired about whether Trump had issued a waiver for Musk, a special government employee. Leavitt responded that she had not seen the law but confirmed Musk's compliance with federal disclosure requirements, emphasizing transparency and public declarations by Musk about any potential conflicts.
"There is a conflict of interest law in place that says that people who have personal interests can't interact with government entities that can touch on those."
"I have not seen the law that you are referring to. What I can tell you is that Elon Musk, as I've confirmed before, is a special government employee."
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