Senators Call for Probe of Musk’s SpaceX Contracts Over Russia
- Musk’s alleged contacts with Putin raise security concerns
- SpaceX founder to have even bigger government role under Trump
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Two Democratic US senators called for an investigation into Elon Musk’s involvement in contracts between the US government and his company SpaceX, citing national security concerns raised by his reported contact with President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials.
The senators asked the departments of Defense and Justice in a letter Friday to investigate whether the alleged communications “should force a review of Musk’s continued involvement in SpaceX’s contracts” with the government.