42 Members of Congress Demand Investigation Into Musk's Involvement in Trump's $500 Billion Golden Dome Contract

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42 Members of Congress Demand Investigation Into Musk’s Involvement in Trump’s $500 Billion Golden Dome Contract
May 21, 2025 6:28 am
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Forty-two members of Congress are demanding answers about Elon Musk’s possible role in a massive new military contract under Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” defense project.

In a letter to the Pentagon’s Inspector General, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Tammy Duckworth raised red flags about a potential conflict of interest involving Musk and his company, SpaceX.

“Mr Musk’s formal or informal participation in any process to award a government contract raises serious conflict of interest concerns, including the possibility that SpaceX is a top contender for the lucrative Golden Dome contract because of Mr Musk’s position in the government,” they wrote.

The project, announced Tuesday by Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, aims to build a high-tech anti-missile shield modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome. Trump told reporters it would be “fully operational” by the end of his term in January 2029 and able to “intercept rockets, even if they are launched from space.”

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