Democrats Demand Elon Musk Is Investigated Over Russia Ties [Video]

Two Democratic senators are demanding that Elon Musk is investigated over media claims that he communicated with several senior Russian officials in recent years.

On Friday Jack Reed, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, raised concerns about the media allegations in an open letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Pentagon Inspector General Robert Storch.

The SpaceX CEO has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, according to a WSJ report

RT reports: In October, at the height of the US presidential election, the Wall Street Journal claimed that Musk had communicated with several top Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, as recently as this year.

Musk oversees billions of dollars in US government contracts as CEO of SpaceX. As the tech billionaire claims to hold top secret level security clearance, and manages extremely sensitive …