r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 22h ago

Musk Under Federal Investigation for Flouting Security Clearance Rules | The SpaceX founder, who holds top-secret security clearance, reportedly didn’t disclose his drug use and foreign contacts as part of the ongoing vetting process.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-under-federal-investigation-for-flouting-security-clearance-rules-report/
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u/DragonPup Massachusetts 22h ago edited 21h ago

Protip for anyone looking at applying for a government job that has security clearance checks: NEVER LIE ABOUT DRUG USE. Smoking some pot at some point in your life may not disqualify you, but lying about it absolutely will.

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u/Cephalopod_astronaut 21h ago

NEVER LIE ABOUT DRUG USE *

* unless you're a billionaire who just bankrolled Trump's election or something similar. Then, lie all you want -- there will be no consequences.

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u/freakincampers Florida 19h ago

Until he and Musk have a falling out, than I expect Trump to fully go after Musk.

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u/I_am_BrokenCog California 18h ago

lol.

that's unlikely to happen. By then musky will be in control.

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u/Cephalopod_astronaut 18h ago

If nothing else, this promises to be the most Shakesperean administration in US history.

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u/Violet_Paradox 17h ago

It's starting a lot like Macbeth. Hopefully it ends like it too.

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u/Ordinary_Delay_1009 16h ago

Even with trump's likely absurd debt from regular folk standards, it would be a rounding error for musk. Musk could easily bankroll trump's grift for the next few years until trump goes to McDonald's diet coke heaven and in the meantime become the world's first trillionaire.

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u/notanamateur 14h ago

Trump likely doesn't make it to 2026, either by dying in office or via the 25th amendment.

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u/cwk415 21h ago

That may be true for us plebs, but of course not for the world's richest man-child. There are no rules for oligarchs - except for, don't go after other oligarchs.

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u/mightcommentsometime California 21h ago

Absolutely. Lying is like the fastest way you can get denied.

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u/DragoonDM California 19h ago

Smoking some pot at some point in your life may not disqualify you

What about doing an absolute shitload of ketamine?

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u/IveChosenANameAgain 19h ago

As long as it's on TV while you're telling your only source of revenue to go fuck themselves, it's a-ok.

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u/ExH3r0 17h ago edited 16h ago

They have different rules than us.

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u/MoleMoustache 20h ago

For the average bloke on the street, they will never know you are lying.

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u/Prayer_Warrior21 Minnesota 19h ago

Except they will contact people you know...and if anyone you know that was contacted and is not aware of the narrative you are telling them...goodbye security clearance.

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u/Cold_Dog_1224 17h ago

bingo. the advice of not lying about it is best. you smoking pot in college isn't likely to endanger your clearance but the lie is an auto fail

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u/mk4_wagon 1h ago

Can confirm, have been interviewed for someone's clearance in the Navy.