Authored by Ken Silva via HeadlineUSA.com,
Bloomberg reporter and open records expert Jason Leopold revealed Thursday that the Secret Service is apparently investigating Elon Musk over his recent joke about the lack of assassination attempts against regime Democrats.
Responding to someone asking why so people want to kill Donald Trump, on Sunday Musk posted:
And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1835782658091102608
Jeremy Kauffman 🦔 @jeremykauffman
The FBI visited my house today for free speech acts they knew were not crimes.
You can see the shame on their faces.
This is the Democratic regime manifest.
Musk later deleted the post and clarified that he was joking.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1835782658091102608
But the Secret Service may not find Musks joke to be a laughing matter. Leopold said he filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the Secret Services records on Musks post, but was denied the records because theyre subject to law enforcement proceedings.
On Wednesday, the agency responded to the requests by saying records it has about Musks post were compiled for law enforcement purposes and are being withheld because disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, Leopold wrote on Thursday.
Nate Herring, a spokesperson for the Secret Service, also told Leopold that his agency is aware of the social media post made by Elon Musk.
As a matter of practice, we do not comment on matters involving protective intelligence. We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees, Herring reportedly said.
Dont expect any criminal charges against Musk. Leopold said in his experience, the worst that will likely happen will be that agents visit Musk to make sure he doesnt pose a threat to Joe Biden or Kamala Harris.
Leopold also said he requested records on a Sunday Twitter/X post from the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, which said that anyone who murders Kamala Harris would be considered an American hero. That post, too, has since been deleted.
The Secret Service also withheld records from Leopold on the grounds that they were subject to law enforcement proceedings. And sure enough, FBI agents visited one of the LPNH Twitter account administrators, Jeremy Kauffman. The agents interaction with the poster didnt go as they planned.
Poster Comment:
The FBI cites a pay range from $78,000 for a new agent recruit to $153,000 at the top end for experienced agents.