Trump said that if Democrats investigated or prosecuted Musk and others, he would protect them and might consider preventive pardons.
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Trump: If Democrats investigate Musk, I will step in to protect him
BlockBeats news,November 2, according to the New York Post, U.S. President Trump said in an interview with the newspaper’s podcast Pod Force One that if Democrats took control of Congress after the midterm elections and launched investigations or prosecutions against Musk and others around him, “we will have to protect these people.” Asked about statements from Democrats calling for Musk and others to be arrested, Trump said, “That’s not going to happen, it’s just talk,” but “if that were the case, we would protect them.”
Trump also said that, if necessary, he would be willing to follow Biden’s example and grant preventive pardons to everyone who had worked for him, saying, “I did that for the event.”
According to market sources, Trump said he did not believe Musk was wrong in warning of a Democratic “sweep.” Musk posted on X that if Democrats won the House of Representatives, Senate, and presidency simultaneously in year, they could push for statehood for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico to expand their advantage in the Senate. Previously, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich called on Democrats to “lay the groundwork” for the nationalization of. Trump had also publicly defended Musk, saying that Musk “will never do anything wrong.”
Original link January 6 event October 30 in 2028 the SpaceX nationalization of October 23 also https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/375041
Key points
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BlockBeats, citing the New York Post, reported that Trump discussed the possibility of Democrats investigating or prosecuting Musk and others in an interview on Pod Force One.
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Trump said that if the relevant situation occurred, “we would have to protect these people.”
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Regarding questions about Democrats calling for Musk and others to be arrested, Trump said, “That’s not going to happen, it’s just talk,” but that if it became reality, he would protect them.
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Trump said that, if necessary, he would be willing to grant preventive pardons to everyone who had worked for him, saying that he had “done that for the January 6 event.”
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Musk October 30 posted on X that if Democrats won the House of Representatives, Senate, and presidency simultaneously in 2028 year, they could push for statehood for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
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Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich once called on Democrats to “lay the groundwork” for the nationalization of SpaceX.
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Trump October 23 once publicly defended Musk, saying that Musk “will never do anything wrong.”
AI-assisted interpretation
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This news report mainly records Trump’s response to a hypothetical situation: if Democrats were to control Congress in the future and take investigative, prosecutorial, or arrest action against Musk and others, he said he would provide protection and also mentioned the possible use of preventive pardons. The original also listed related political statements by Musk and Robert Reich.
Why it matters to readers
These remarks concern the political, investigative, and policy controversies that Musk and SpaceX may face, but the core content presented in the original remains a conditional statement rather than a legal or administrative action that has already begun.
Beginners should distinguish between “a political figure says action may be taken” and “an investigation, prosecution, pardon, or nationalization has already occurred”; this article only explicitly reports the relevant statements.
Risks and unknowns
The original is BlockBeats’ account of an interview reported by the New York Post; it does not provide the full podcast text or a complete recording.
The original does not confirm whether Democrats have formally initiated investigative, prosecutorial, or arrest proceedings against Musk and others.
The original does not specify what legal or administrative measures Trump’s “protection” would entail.
The original does not confirm whether preventive pardons will actually be granted.
SpaceX The original does not confirm whether the nationalization of is supported by any formal policy, legislation, or implementation procedure.
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