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Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency That Regulates Tesla and X

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ProPublica
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2025-05-14
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    Court records and a financial disclosure reviewed by ProPublica showed Chris Young earned $100,001 to $1 million annually from Musk's Europa 100 while serving as a special government employee involved in CFPB contract cancellations and layoff planning; ethics experts alleged the dual role violated impartiality rules, while the White House did not answer the report's questions.

    Passages and source records documenting: A Musk-paid adviser helped dismantle the regulator overseeing Tesla and X payments

    A Musk-paid adviser helped dismantle the regulator overseeing Tesla and X payments · Disclosure showed concurrent private employment and government service