Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls on the new Congress to hold Elon Musk accountable
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on ABC’s program The View that she was calling on the new Congress, after it takes office in January next year, to hold Elon Musk and others accountable. She accused the relevant people of manipulating the data in an attempt to influence decisions and stressed that the government must take action and not let them escape responsibility.
Clinton said that people like Elon Musk need the government to take action, and that she advocates holding these people accountable starting with the new Congress in January. She said they cannot escape responsibility by manipulating the data in an attempt to influence decisions. She also predicted that if Democrats control both the House and the Senate, Trump could become more out of control and feel backed into a corner.
In background, the report said Musk donated about $290 million to Republican candidates and related causes in the 2024 election, and spent about $470 million in this midterm election cycle supporting Republicans. After Trump won, he appointed Musk as a senior adviser, and they jointly led the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE, which was formally dissolved in July 2025). Democrats had previously been planning investigations into related matters, which could involve issues such as data access. The presidential pardon power mainly applies to federal criminal offenses and is difficult to use to directly block congressional oversight, subpoenas, or hearings.
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Title: Hillary Clinton backs Elon Musk probe, offers prediction about Trump Publisher: Daily Post Nigeria Publication date: November 3, 2026 URL: https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/03/hillary-clinton-backs-elon-musk-probe-offers-prediction-about-trump/ Nature of source: English-language media report on the ABC program Verification: The original text was read and cross-checked against YouTube program clips and multiple English reports; the core remarks, the call to hold the new Congress accountable, and the donation and DOGE background figures all directly correspond to the original text or consistent reports Supporting content: Clinton’s full relevant remarks on The View and background information
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Clinton clearly sets the starting point for accountability at the swearing-in of the new Congress in January 2027, rather than through existing executive or judicial channels. This choice of timing makes congressional committee subpoenas, hearings, and document requests the likely main tools, rather than relying on internal executive branch investigations.
Musk previously gained access to federal data systems through DOGE and made large political donations during the election cycle. Here, capital and data paths intersect: a private technology platform and a political donor obtained access to internal government data within a short period, and were then publicly called on to face legislative oversight. The data itself does not automatically constitute evidence of manipulation, but the concentration of access rights and the subsequent political ties form a specific object that Congress can review.
The presidential pardon power covers federal criminal charges, but it cannot cancel Congress’s investigative authority or force witnesses to appear. Even if pardon discussions arise, the legislative branch can still launch independent proceedings through oversight committees, creating a structure in which executive protection and legislative accountability operate in parallel.
Temporary access by the private sector to public data, together with sustained political financial support, places the individual at the intersection of executive and legislative scrutiny. The actual launch of accountability depends on the new Congress committee’s agenda priorities, rather than on a single statement itself.
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Setting the starting point for accountability at the date the new Congress takes office makes legislative oversight, rather than executive investigation, the main path.
The presidential pardon covers criminal charges, but it cannot stop congressional subpoenas and hearing procedures.