Elon Musk is under investigation over questions about growing threats to his safety following the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
Following the assassination attempt on former President Trump on Sunday, Musk Tweet He questioned why so many Democrats want the former president killed. “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” Musk wrote in a since-deleted tweet to Bloomberg. attention.
“Why do they want to kill Donald Trump?” DogeDesigner posted on Sunday.
Why do they want to kill Donald Trump?
— Doge Designer (@cb_doge) September 15, 2024
Bloomberg's FOIA file requested emails and documents from the Secret Service's Protective Intelligence and Assessment Division, Bureau of Investigations and Protective Operations Division that mention Musk's now-deleted tweets under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Secret Service denied the request on Wednesday, according to the publication. The Secret Service said that documents related to Musk's tweets were “compiled for law enforcement purposes” and would not be released because “there is a reasonable possibility that they would undermine law enforcement proceedings.” (Related: European governments reprimand official for sending threatening letter to Elon Musk ahead of Trump interview)
Musk defended his comments on Monday, saying it was a “joke” that didn't go down well on social media.
“One lesson I've learned is just because I say something to a group and they laugh, doesn't mean it's going to be all that funny as a post to X,” he wrote.
Well, one lesson I learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh, doesn't make it any less funny as a 𝕏 post.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 16, 2024
“I find that jokes are much less funny when told in plain text, without people knowing the context,” he wrote in a second post.
The joke turns out to be much less funny when it's out of context and delivered in plain text.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 16, 2024
The Secret Service is “aware of Musk's social media posts,” agency spokesman Nate Herring told Bloomberg. “As a rule, we don't comment on protected information matters. However, I can say that the Secret Service investigates all threats involving our protected persons.”
