To be clear: It’s not that I was wrong about the conflicts of interest Musk would be subject to — there is virtually nothing in government that doesn’t affect Musk’s businesses, which span electric vehicles, robotics, artificial intelligence, space exploration, social media, biotech, satellite comms and road infrastructure.

The buyout offer that went to all federal government employees looked just like the email that Twitter employees received when Elon Musk took it over. How much influence and power does Elon Musk have in Trump’s administration and does he have too much freedom and autonomy to get into the private data of American citizens with his all access pass to the government?

Of the many changes President Donald Trump has introduced since returning to the Oval Office, few have brought as much intrigue as the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE was conceived by Trump and his billionaire benefactor,