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Justice Department jumps into Elon Musk’s EU fight, backing his bid to annul a European Commission decision

The Justice Department filed a request to intervene in a case brought by X Corp. and Elon Musk in Europe, effectively inserting the U.S. government into Musk’s legal fight with European regulators. The move is notable less for the merits of the underlying dispute than for how openly the administration is willing to align itself with one billionaire’s grievance when the target is a foreign regulator. That is not exactly the neutral stance of a government pretending to stand above the culture-war scrum.

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First recorded Sep 27, 2026·Meaningfully updated 4 hrs ago

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Justice Department jumps into Elon Musk’s EU fight, backing his bid to annul a European Commission decision

The Justice Department filed a request to intervene in a case brought by X Corp. and Elon Musk in Europe, effectively inserting the U.S. government into Musk’s legal fight with European regulators. The move is notable less for the merits of the underlying dispute than for how openly the administration is willing to align itself with one billionaire’s grievance when the target is a foreign regulator. That is not exac…

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