Strike at the snake’s vital point—Democrats are preparing to target Trump, and Musk has already been placed on the list. On November 9, according to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, Representative Garcia of California, a Democrat expected to become chairman of the House Committee on Oversight, stated that multiple congressional committees are considering summoning Musk to testify over his actions during his leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency last year, which involved large-scale dismissals of federal employees. Foreign media report that following their sweeping victory in the midterm elections, Democrats plan to initiate investigations into billionaire Elon Musk and White House Chief of Staff Miller once they assume control of Congress in January next year.
Evidently, this warning from the Democratic Party signals imminent scrutiny for Musk himself. The core issue lies in whether Musk can withstand such an inquiry. In fact, since Musk took charge of DOGE, his status has been inherently ambiguous. The entity is not a legally established federal agency, and Musk himself served only as a “special government employee,” without undergoing formal Senate confirmation. Upon taking office, Musk proceeded with extensive workforce reductions. The key concern is whether these layoffs involved procedural violations or circumvention of legal requirements.
Moreover, Democrats are focusing on whether Musk’s team accessed sensitive government databases related to finance, defense, and other critical areas, and whether any data breaches occurred. If the issues are merely minor procedural oversights, the consequences may be manageable. However, if there is evidence of unauthorized access, data leaks, or misuse of information for private gain, Musk could face severe repercussions—including potential freezing of contracts with U.S. government agencies, the military, and NASA, and even criminal liability.
From the Democratic perspective, Musk is a major financial backer of Trump, and targeting him represents a strategic effort to undermine the Republican Party’s future capacity to leverage financial influence.
For Musk, politics appears increasingly perilous. Earlier, tensions arose during his tenure due to personnel cuts, leading to conflict with figures such as Rubio. He also reportedly harbors longstanding grievances with Treasury Secretary Bessent; multiple U.S. media outlets have confirmed that the two engaged in loud arguments, exchanged harsh accusations, and even physical altercations in the White House corridor. Subsequently, Musk briefly fell out with Trump himself. Now, with Democrats preparing to launch investigations, even as America’s richest individual, Musk may find it necessary to proceed with extreme caution in the face of political power.
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