Published 00:23 IST, September 20th 2024

Elon Musk Faces Secret Service Probe, May Face 5 Year Imprisonment

Elon Musk is facing a Secret Service probe in the aftermath of the alleged second assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump for his tweets.

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Elon Musk is reportedly facing a Secret Service probe in aftermath of alleged second assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump for his tweets mentioning US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. A foreign media reported that Elon Musk may face a 5 year of imprisonment in apparent assassination attempt on Trump in Florida. According to reports, Tesla company chief can face heavy fines of imprisonment for apparently threatening US President and Vice President, which is also called a felony.

fresh development has come up a day after Musk, in his response to an X user, who questioned why anyone wanted to assassinate Trump. X user asked, “Why do y want to kill
Donald Trump ?” to which X chief responded, “And one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala???"

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Musk, who claimed his post to be a joke, reportedly deleted post after facing backlash from or users on his X platform. X chief is yet to react to report.

foreign media outlet ded that requests were me to Secret Service for investigations of documents and emails related to billionaire’s post on his own platform X.

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According to report, Secret Service responded to requests by saying all Musk-related records were 'compiled for law enforcement purposes'. y are being withheld because 'disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings'.

Reportedly, ncy's spokesperson Nate Herring said Secret Service is aware of social media post me by Elon Musk, ding that ncy investigates all threats related to protectees.  

 

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21:53 IST, September 19th 2024