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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Elon Musk flexes his big-money election muscle in bid to turn Wisconsin Supreme Court conservative

Then-attorney general Brad Schimel at a rally for former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in 2018, the year Schimel lost re-election. - (Getty Images)

With continued influence over nearly every major government agency, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been granted extraordinary power over federal systems and programs which has the strong potential of directly boosting his bottom line.

Even as Tesla faces a nationwide public backlash, Musk is poised to weaken federal agencies with direct oversight of his companies and just last week capitalized on President Donald Trump’s promotion of his vehicles outside the White House.

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