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Miles Archer

(23,390 posts)
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:46 AM 9 hrs ago

IF Dems pick up enough seats in November, they need to PUT A LEASH ON ELON F*CKING MUSK.

Musk's armed bodyguards allowed to roam federal buildings without training: report

https://www.rawstory.com/musk-doge-white-house/

Elon Musk's bodyguards were granted federal law enforcement authority without basic training or experience — a shocking breach of security protocols that allowed the world's wealthiest person's security detail to move through federal buildings with deputized agent credentials they had no business carrying.

According to reporting from MS NOW's David Ingram and Ryan J. Reilly, the U.S. Marshals Service released emails and documents obtained by Democracy Forward, a progressive advocacy group that sued to access the records. The revelations expose how corners were cut to accommodate Musk during his brief tenure as a senior adviser to President Trump overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from January through May.

The timeline exposes the casual disregard for federal law enforcement standards. In early February, as Musk was actively working to dismantle federal agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Marshals Service began considering deputizing his security detail.

But there was an obvious problem: Musk's bodyguards didn't meet basic federal law enforcement requirements.

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Walleye

(44,909 posts)
1. We need to get the majority in Congress and then haul Elon in front of some committees and grill him for about 11 hours
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:49 AM
9 hrs ago

Walleye

(44,909 posts)
10. He really would then he would storm out hold his breath until he turned to blue and not come back
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 02:12 PM
5 hrs ago

Of course, with the administration, the way it is, he would never get charged with criminal contempt by this justice department

SheltieLover

(80,698 posts)
8. He attained much of his wealth with his unplanned dissambling rockets on our tax $
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:27 AM
8 hrs ago

Time to take back what is rightfully ours. From all of them! 💪

LuvLoogie

(8,823 posts)
4. The courts are packed with racist fascists.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:58 AM
9 hrs ago

Dems don't have the will to sustain any effort toward justice or accountability.

Fiendish Thingy

(23,293 posts)
5. Except for the Capitol building and offices, they won't be able to rein Musk or his bodyguards in. Nt
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:22 AM
8 hrs ago

City Lights

(25,862 posts)
11. No leash. Deport him.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 02:16 PM
5 hrs ago

And cancel every one of his government contracts. There is no greater teat-sucker in the world than Elon Musk.

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