Under FARA see “information-service employee, or political consultant.” I think there’s a strong argument there that he saw activity on StarLink, discussed it with Putin and then publicly walked that shit back when he realized it was criminal after the fact to cover it up.
The term “information-service employee” includes any person who is engaged in furnishing, disseminating, or publishing accounts, descriptions, information, or data with respect to the political, industrial, employment, economic, social, cultural, or other benefits, advantages, facts, or conditions of any country other than the United States or of any government of a foreign country or of a foreign political party or of a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of individuals organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of business in, a foreign country;
Translated from legalese, that means a person who’s posting stuff like “move to Russia, we have oat cookies, beautiful women, and unwoke laws”. To my knowledge, Musk does not promote Russia, nor has legal entity within Russia.
The term “political consultant” means any person who engages in informing or advising any other person with reference to the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or the political or public interest, policies, or relations of a foreign country or of a foreign political party.
That would require Musk to be employed as an advisor to someone. I don’t think there’s anyone who could call Musk his advisor, nor a person that Musk could say he’s working as an advisor for. After all, he’s the richest man in the world, nobody could afford such a service.
Under FARA see “information-service employee, or political consultant.” I think there’s a strong argument there that he saw activity on StarLink, discussed it with Putin and then publicly walked that shit back when he realized it was criminal after the fact to cover it up.
Have you actually read that law?
Translated from legalese, that means a person who’s posting stuff like “move to Russia, we have oat cookies, beautiful women, and unwoke laws”. To my knowledge, Musk does not promote Russia, nor has legal entity within Russia.
That would require Musk to be employed as an advisor to someone. I don’t think there’s anyone who could call Musk his advisor, nor a person that Musk could say he’s working as an advisor for. After all, he’s the richest man in the world, nobody could afford such a service.