The New Republic – Edith Olmsted / February 13, 2025 Russia Asks Elon Musk for Help Crushing Dissent Elon Musk has access to sensitive information about dissidents and intelligence officials. Russia wants it. Volodin bragged that exiled opposition figures would be left “hungry and cold” without funding from USAID. “Those who received money from abroad, now let them publicly confess and repent on Red Square,” he said. It’s unclear whether Congress, or the U.S. government, will comply with Volodin’s request, but Donald Trump has made it more than clear that he’s not opposed to giving in to every one of Russia’s demands.
My letter to reps:
I don’t think Elon Musk should have access to sensitive information, much less to be giving it to totalitarians like Putin or Modi. It’s very peculiar that Republicans are on board with totalitarianism and having some tycoon with sensitive information on Russian dissidents and ready to feed it to Russia.