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Beetwasher.

(3,177 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:40 PM 9 hrs ago

The EU Will Hold Musk Accountable

France is leading and others will follow. They have much more accountability for anti-democratic activities. What happens to his empire when he can’t freely travel to the EU without threat of being arrested.

Karma is coming. The US is not the only player in the game, and the EU as a unit can wield some serious power.

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lapfog_1

(31,770 posts)
2. it only matters if they issue an international arrest warrant and put him in prison
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:56 PM
8 hrs ago

otherwise, if it is just a "fine"... of even millions of dollars... that is like you and me getting a traffic ticket.

Grokenstein

(6,297 posts)
5. Hopefully international Nazi-hunting will become a thing again.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:45 PM
7 hrs ago

Now that the US is snatching up foreign leaders to face "trial," it's time for the gander to taste the sauce.

Cha

(317,670 posts)
3. Mahalo for laying it out this, BeetWasher!
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:09 PM
8 hrs ago

This is such Good News that the French Government Raided Musk's Paris X Offices..

Guess he didn't have a clue.. thought "Untouchable"?

Shipwack

(3,028 posts)
4. But does he even travel to Europe much?
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:43 PM
8 hrs ago

I’ve seen him more often in Arabic countries…

That being said, I think the fines and penalties will actually sting. The courts there used to issue fines based on wealth or income. Or… they might just ban X altogether, if he behaves like his usual arrogant asshole self.

Also, who knows what juicy details they might have come across in their office raid….

dobleremolque

(1,107 posts)
7. The French have a track record of knowing how
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:00 PM
7 hrs ago

to deal with haughty, self-granted privilege, self-important, think-they-are-above-the-law, can do anything I want and get away with it because I'm rich, individuals.



Qu'un sang impur abruve a few of the sillons on this side of the Atlantic.

Wednesdays

(21,869 posts)
12. Well, to be fair, France abolished the death penalty in 1981
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 11:36 PM
6 hrs ago

BUT, having said that, there's always long-term prison. And THAT is no picnic. A few years ago, my hubby and I went to a conference where the keynote speaker was someone who did time in a French prison. It was a tale of horrors...just one tiny window at the top of a wall. No TV. Just an hour out of the cell per day. Terrible overcrowding and sanitary conditions, so much so that human rights advocates have decried that environment.

I actually think that would be more fitting than the guillotine.

Bev54

(13,317 posts)
8. He will lose his ability to sell his technology in Europe. The governments have already removed x
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:07 PM
7 hrs ago

from any of their agencies and phones. He is not just an asshole but he is considered a security risk.

newdeal2

(5,022 posts)
9. Trump will threaten the EU then
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:13 PM
7 hrs ago

First with tariffs, then maybe something worse.

That $200+ million wasn’t for nothing.

Beetwasher.

(3,177 posts)
10. And they will tell him to fuck off
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:16 PM
7 hrs ago

And re-align like Canada. It can be done. The EU is formidable and their combined economic interests and influence rival the US. FAFO.

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