State Officials End Case Over Elon Musk’s US Government Role

Elon Musk

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A group of Democratic state attorneys general dropped one of the last remaining legal fights over whether President Donald Trump unlawfully delegated too much power to Elon Musk during the months the billionaire served within the administration.

The officials filed a notice Monday evening in federal court in Washington notifying a judge that they were withdrawing their case, which was filed in February. The early flurry of lawsuits challenging Musk’s authority and his Department of Government Efficiency cost-slashing project have largely petered out after he left in the spring.