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Elon Musk is Special Government Employee Says White House

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Elon Musk, who has moved swiftly to shrink the size of the U.S. government at President Donald Trump’s behest, is now considered a “special government employee,” the White House said on Monday.

The designation allows Musk, the world’s richest man, to work for the federal government but potentially avoid disclosure rules about conflicts of interest and finances that apply to regular government employees.

Musk still runs electric car company Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX while chairing Trump’s cost-cutting effort called the Department of Government Efficiency. As CEO of SpaceX, Musk oversees the company’s contracts with the Pentagon and intelligence community that are worth billions of dollars.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Musk is classified as a “special government employee.” A second senior White House official said Musk is not receiving a government paycheck and is following the law

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