If Elon Musk does not have a reasonable basis to believe the truth of his statement (pull quote, below in blue), he could owe Trump tens of billions in a libel per se suit. [Which Trump is now likely to bring no matter what.]
I did not expect that this would escalate so quickly -- to become a deadly game, between these two odious trolls. But Tesla stock dropped double digit percentages today, due to Trump's threats to end electric vehicle subsidies -- erasing over $160 billion in market cap, in a day. He also threatened SpaceX's federal contracts -- about 85% of its revenue.
In return, Musk shot back the below. Sure, it could be hyperbole -- but if it is not -- that leads to a life sentence, since Trump is not likely to live even ten more years. The sentence would involve the felony of statutory rape. And a state level AG (NY, MI or IL or CA, or Colorado or Oregon) might well charge it. The Roberts immunity opinion is off the table here, for acts that predate this current preznit-cy -- and have zero to do with running 1600 Penn. The trafficking victim deserves justice. Again, all only if Musk has the goods on him. Damn -- what a "mutually assured complete destruction" scenario these two have now created -- for each other.
Here's The Hill's reporting on it -- and a bit:
. . .[Musk just wrote] “Time to drop the really big bomb. . .” on X, the social platform he owns. “[Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.”
Minutes later, he followed up: “Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out. . . .”
I really did not intend to follow this story closely -- as I assumed it would be -- and remain -- fifth grade school yard insults, exclusively. But we are well beyond that now -- they've both crossed the Rubicon here. Damn.
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