Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, donated more than $250 million toward President Trump’s successful presidential campaign.
Attorney General Pam Bondi touted federal cases against people accused of setting fire to Tesla cars and property.Tesla stock has fallen significantly in recent weeks as Musk has stoked controversy over his leadership of DOGE.
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday touted federal cases against people accused of setting fire to Tesla cars and property, adding to the Trump administration's growing vocal support forBondi decried a"wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties" in a Department of Justice press release that highlighted three defendants charged in connection with Molotov cocktail attacks on Tesla property. Despite the DOJ claiming that Bondi"announced" the charges, all three cases cited in the press release were previously announced and have received extensive news coverage.Bondi has previously condemned attacks on Tesla, which have become the focus for rage due to Musk's role overseeing DOGE, the Trump administration's wide-ranging effort to slash federal spending and workforce. "They're targeting Tesla owners, they're targeting Tesla dealerships. They're targeting Elon Musk, who is out there trying to save our country, and it will not be tolerated," Bondi said in a Fox interview Wednesday."These are not isolated, individual events," she said. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Of the three criminal cases highlighted in the DOJ's new press release, the most recent was filed nearly a week earlier, according to the federal court-records site PACER. The defendant in that case, Daniel Brendan Kurt Clarke-Pounder, was arrested in connection with the"arson of several Tesla charging stations" in South Carolina on March 7.Another defendant, Lucy Grace Nelson, was charged in Colorado federal court on Feb. 26 with malicious destruction of property. Nelson is accused of throwing incendiary devices at Tesla cars and spray-painting"Nazi" and"F--- Musk" on Tesla property over three nights between late January and early February. The third defendant, Adam Matthew Lansky, was charged in federal court in Portland, Oregon, with illegal possession of an unregistered destructive device. He isThe DOJ on Thursday said that all three defendants face charges that could result in sentences of at least five years in prison and up to 20 years behind bars.Bondi's comments came as Tesla has faced financial woe in addition to physical attacks on its property. Tesla's stock rocketed higher after Trump won November's election, after Musk had pumped more than $250 million into the Republican's campaign effort.FTC commissioner fired by Trump says her ouster should concern markets But the stock has lost much of that value in recent weeks as controversy grew over Musk's leadership of DOGE. Trump and Musk last week hosted an event on the White House grounds showing off Tesla's vehicles. Trump said he would buy one for himself and revealed that he had purchased a On Thursday, Tesla announced a recall of nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States over trim panels falling off.
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