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Elon Musk Secretly Funded Bid to Dump Democratic Prosecutor

DARK MONEY

The billionaire’s real target may have been the man he, in his increasingly conspiratorial worldview, has compared to the supervillain Magneto: George Soros.

Sean Craig
Sean Craig
Elon Musk wearing a cowboy hat.
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Sean Craig

Sean Craig

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