Elon Musk’s DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability

US Senate investigators have revealed that Elon Musk’s extensive business empire could avoid more than $2.3bn in potential legal liability due to his close relationship with the Trump administration.
The report was compiled by Democratic Party staff for the Senate Homeland Security permanent subcommittee on investigations, which is looking into Musk’s business dealings and his role in the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The subcommittee found that Musk and his companies were subject to 65 separate legal actions pending at the time of President Trump’s inauguration across 11 government agencies, including $1.19 bnin p o t e n t ia ll iabi l i t yre l a t in g t o T es l a^{'} sc l aim s ab o u t i t sse l f - d r i v in g f e a t u res, an d$ 281m for Neuralink’s alleged misleading representations about its products.
Letters have been sent to all five of Musk’s companies, demanding information on their litigation and investigations, as well as any steps taken to prevent Musk’s government work influencing them.

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