Musk Threatens to Fight DOGE Probes as He Spends $350 Million on 2026 Midterms
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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 23
Musk Threatens to Fight DOGE Probes as He Spends $350 Million on 2026 Midterms
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 23
Summary
Elon Musk signaled a counteroffensive against possible Democratic investigations, posting that those who target him should expect him to “come for” the people behind them.
Democrats are preparing probes into Musk, his companies and the U.S. DOGE Service if they win either chamber next month, with Sen. Richard Blumenthal saying he would investigate and could gain subpoena power.
DOGE is a prime target because Musk once promised $2 trillion in cuts, while the group later claimed $215 billion in savings that a GAO audit said were repeatedly overstated.
More than $350 million from Musk has gone to Republican midterm efforts, making him the cycle’s largest individual donor as Democrats are favored and some former DOGE staffers already brace for ethics scrutiny.