US EditionElon Musk's regulatory troubles have begun to melt away in Trump's second term
- Since January 2025, Elon Musk and his companies have faced significantly reduced federal regulatory scrutiny under President Donald Trump’s second term in Washington, D.C.
- This regulatory shift followed Musk’s $290 million financial support for Trump’s 2024 campaign and his advisory role in the White House Department of Government Efficiency beginning in January 2025.
- Key actions include the Justice Department dropping a discrimination case against SpaceX, cancellation of Tesla’s Labor Department audit, halted investigations across 40-plus matters, and Trump’s executive order curtailing federal contract compliance reviews.
- An April 2025 Senate Democratic report estimates more than $2.37 billion in potential liabilities related to probes that are now inactive or settled, while the FAA has granted SpaceX a fivefold increase to 25 annual Starship launches.
- These developments suggest Musk’s companies will operate with fewer constraints, potentially benefiting from regulatory leniency and expanded government contracts, although regulatory matters remain unsettled and workplace changes may still be required.
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Elon Musk’s Regulatory Troubles Melt Away
NBC News: “In the past few months, Trump’s Justice Department has dropped a case against Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, and his Labor Department has canceled a planned civil rights review of his automaker, Tesla.” “And in more than 40 other federal agency matters, regulators have taken no public action on their investigations for several months or more — raising questions about whether those cases may have become dormant.”
Federal Government Backs off on Regulations | Boots & Sabers
While this story is written to insinuate that the federal government is inappropriately favoring Musk, this is happening all across the country. It’s a good thing. The federal government’s regulatory overreach works to retard growth and we should celebrate the Trump administration for pulling the government regulators back. Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s regulatory problems have started to fade into the past. Since the start of the second Trump
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