Newspaper says Elon Musk should be Trump’s ‘special officer’

Elon Musk and other members of the Donald Trump administration’s Department of Public Efficiency could be classified as “private officials,” he said. New York Times. The category allows contracts of up to 130 days for a period of 365 consecutive days.

This category allows for paid (or unpaid) recruitment of individuals who can contribute to government with their expertise or outside perspectives. Generally, Such agreements are used for advisory committee members.experts or consultants.

according to New York Timessome DOGE members will work free for six months. They will then return to their respective duties.

However, as a private officer DOGE members will be subject to more limited conflict of interest rules standards are higher than those applied to traditional public officials.

This allows, for example: Elon Musk continues to lead SpaceX, Tesla and XWhile cooperating with Donald Trump’s government.

Collaboration worries the US government

In her letter to Trump, Senator Elizabeth Warren warns that Musk’s involvement in government without broad agreement on conflicts of interest has led to large-scale corruption.

“The American public today There is no way of knowing when advice is offered [por Musk] secretly they are good for the country – or just good for their own financial bottom line,” the senator remarked.

Elon Musk was an active participant in Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. The billionaire invested approximately US$250 million to help promote the candidate.