Our government is corrupt and the Department of "Justice" is a political entity. In fact, it's part of the executive branch and the Attorney General (the head of the Department of Justice) is appointed by the President and can be fired by the President. So the more accurate headline would be, "Joe Biden's Justice Department is investigating Tesla."
They will make a big dog-and-pony show about how they're independent from the White House, but at the end of the day, constitutionally, it's just not true. The Justice Department is part of the executive branch and the President is the executive branch.
So yes, if Musk had not bought Twitter, there's a good chance that the "Justice" Department would not be investigating Tesla right now.
Does that mean they shouldn't be investigating Tesla? Not necessarily - maybe there is a case there. But it's about priorities. And priorities are political.
They will make a big dog-and-pony show about how they're independent from the White House, but at the end of the day, constitutionally, it's just not true. The Justice Department is part of the executive branch and the President is the executive branch.
So yes, if Musk had not bought Twitter, there's a good chance that the "Justice" Department would not be investigating Tesla right now.
Does that mean they shouldn't be investigating Tesla? Not necessarily - maybe there is a case there. But it's about priorities. And priorities are political.