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Miles Archer

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13. Musk had an agenda that had nothing to do with "fraud" or "savings."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 03:53 PM

May 2025

He:

1). Got the data he wanted. It's got to be worth a king's ransom, and he knows it.

2). He screwed with agencies that had regulatory authority over his businesses. Look, Ma! No more investigations!

3). He stacked the deck in favor of his companies getting more government contracts while screwing over his competitors.

That was his real agenda. And, he checked off everything on his list.

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