Israel is concerned that Elon Musk may have shared sensitive information with others

According to Isna, people familiar with the company and internal documents say that American billionaire Elon Musk and one of the people close to President-elect Donald Trump and his company, SpaceX, repeatedly violated federal reporting protocols with the aim of protecting secrets. government, including by not providing some details of their meetings with foreign leaders.

Eight people familiar with the effort said concerns about reporting practices, particularly about SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk, have prompted at least three federal investigations into whether the company and its owner followed self-disclosure protocols meant to protect government secrets. Whether they do or not, they have opened it.

According to the New York Times, the Office of the Inspector General of the US Department of Defense began investigating this issue this year, and the Air Force and the Pentagon’s Office of the Vice President for Intelligence and Security also launched separate investigations last month.

The Air Force also recently denied him access to high-level security information, citing potential security risks associated with Musk. Several of Washington’s allies, including Israel, have also expressed concern that he might share sensitive data with others, defense officials said.

Elon Musk and SpaceX under federal investigation

SpaceX has an in-house team that is expected to ensure compliance with the government’s national security laws. Some of those employees have filed complaints with the Defense Department’s inspector general’s office and other agencies about poor reporting going back to at least 2021, four people familiar with the company said.

SpaceX won at least $10 billion through federal contracts with the Pentagon and NASA from 2019 to 2023, making it a major contractor.

Elon Musk faces a lot of scrutiny because of his growing power around the world through his myriad businesses, most notably SpaceX, as well as the social network X (formerly Twitter) and carmaker Tesla. The 53-year-old has long rejected norms and conventions that don’t suit him or his companies, and when it comes to matters of national security, the stakes are likely higher.

For years, SpaceX employees responsible for complying with self-disclosure rules reluctantly allowed Elon Musk to ignore many reporting procedures because they didn’t want to lose their jobs, according to people familiar with the matter. But with the increasing influence of the mask, the issue has reached a climax. A staunch supporter of the president-elect and a close ally of the president-elect, he has joined Trump’s calls with foreign leaders since his election victory.

The Zionist regime’s concern about the “wild card”

Meanwhile, defense officials told The New York Times that Israel is among a number of U.S. allies that have expressed concern that Elon Musk would share sensitive information with others.

Two people familiar with the matter told this newspaper that the Israeli War Ministry called Musk a “wild card” after meetings in early 2023 between Israeli military intelligence officials and US defense officials over Starlink.

Israeli officials were reportedly concerned that Musk could pass on sensitive information about Tel Aviv to other parties, though they eventually allowed Starlink to begin operating this year.

The U.S. Air Force recently denied high-level access to Musk because of potential security risks, the report said, with the billionaire and SpaceX facing at least three federal reviews of whether they complied with federal reporting rules. The goal of protecting national security has been met or not.

A 2018 incident in which Musk smoked marijuana during a live webcast with Joe Rogan also prompted a security clearance review by the Pentagon. The New York Times says new investigations have been launched by the Air Force, the Defense Department inspector general and the undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security.

Movements of American senators

Last month, two Democratic US senators, Jane Shaheen and Jack Reid, wrote in a letter that reports of Musk’s numerous contacts with Russian officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, should be suppressed by the Pentagon and law enforcement agencies for reasons National security should be reviewed.

US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently responded to Senator Shaheen and said that he has similar concerns, but cannot comment on an individual’s security clearance status.

According to new federal filings, Musk spent at least $270 million to help Donald Trump win the US presidential election, making him Trump’s biggest political donor. Trump has tapped the South African-born tycoon alongside Vivek Ramaswamy to head his incoming administration’s Department of Efficiency, through which the two have pledged to cut billions of dollars in federal spending.

Musk did not respond to a request for comment, and there was no comment from the Israeli Ministry of War.

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