[As long as we are digging through crates of federal forms, this morning. . . "why not?" Right? Right.] This is what his spend trend looks like, at right.
And this is the first time we've ever detailed how he went down the (at least on legal/on-the-record) path -- of lobbying Tangerine 2.0. Obviously, his role in the early days of Tangerine 2.0 were chaotic.
Issues related to avoiding any meaningful oversight -- and preserving federal EV tax breaks, probably predominated. That, and getting him "in" at DOGE, while never filing a conflict of interest disclosure form required by federal law, nor disclosing his finances, in full -- thus effectively avoiding all Congressional oversight efforts. . . was the whole game.
Then, he bailed before the LDA authorities could act, to bring him in for a chin-waggle. Damn.
In any event, here's the latest (small by pharma standards, but he has his fingers in lots of different pots, to be certain -- including national defense, via SpaceX contracts). I suppose it is mostly surprising. . . how cheaply the MAGA-Congress-critters may be bought:
. . .Autonomous Vehicle policies; Artificial Intelligence/Robotics; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; EV Fees/Highway Trust Fund Reform; EV charging infrastructure/EV signage; National Electric Vehicle Initiative (NEVI); Advanced Battery Supply Chain and Manufacturing; Automotive Technology and Safety; Privacy; H.R.1566, REPAIR Act; SELF DRIVE Act. . . .
H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Critical Minerals and Battery Components. . . .
General trade policies; Issues related to manufacturing supply chain; Issues related to non-tariff trade barriers; Issues related to global market access and global competitiveness. . . .
Solar and energy permitting; Virtual Power Plants; Energy Storage. . . .
Permitting and critical mineral policies; Permitting Reform provisions related to Budget Reconciliation; Discussions regarding export controls. . . .
Issues related to transportation appropriations, Issues related to H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, permitting reform, Highway Trust Fund, NEVI/CFI, and Spectrum Auction Authorities. . . .
Issues related to spectrum/ultra-wide band. . . .
Issues related to Significant New Alternatives Policy Program; Issues related to TSCA. . . .
Issues related to intellectual property. . . .
[SpaceX:] The FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (No Bill Number): issues related to space launch competition. . . .
The FY2027 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act (No Bill Number): issues related to commercial, civil, and defense space transportation. General monitoring of issues related to the space launch licensing approval process. . . .
The FY2027 Defense Appropriations Act (No Bill Number): issues related to the funding of military space launches. The FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (No Bill Number): issues related to the funding of civil and military space launches. . . .
As I say, this whole thing. . . smells. Smells to high heaven. And we all know (in our heart of hearts) much, much more moved, via dark money -- but this is just the tiny portion required to see. . . sunshine, under long-standing federal laws.
D A M N A T I O N.
Elon -- being Elon. And MAGA cheering it on.
नमस्ते
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