NYT: Elon Musk and Trump coordinating the largest election interference scheme in history

[New Breed Leader]

Link to tweet

The New York Times has been able to confirm, for the first time, that there has been coordination between the Trump Campaign and Twitter, or in other words, Elon Musk. In a new article released this morning, the Times writes:

"The relationship has proved significant in other ways. After a reporter’s publication of hacked Trump campaign information last month, the campaign connected with X to prevent the circulation of links to the material on the platform, according to two people with knowledge of the events. X eventually blocked links to the material and suspended the reporter’s account."

The relationship at issue is the one between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. While that note is a small portion of the larger story which outlines the ever growing relationship between Musk and Trump, it underscores the benefits Trump has received since Musk has thrown his support behind the Trump campaign.

Earlier this year, there was reporting of hacked material obtained by a foreign power from the Trump campaign. According to the New York Times, the Trump campaign connected with Twitter to prevent the circulation of links to the released material and, as a result, Twitter actually suspended the reporter's account and blocked links to the material at issue.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Might as well, neither will EVER be prosecuted...for anything.

[ancianita]

9. Because "confirming coordination" is not evidence of election interference. Notice that NYT says "what MAY BE

the largest election interference SCHEME IN HISTORY. " Notice also that NYT doesn't say "confirming conspiracy," which also has to be proven.

Jumping to conclusions sets up the belief a crime's been committed, and then all the wondering that follows about why some law enforcement agency, say, the DOJ, is acting "too slow."

NYT gets clicks for this, esp with Elon and Trump being the subjects of the same "report." It could be something, but NYT is careful to not say that.

[slightlv]

18. If nothing else,

it sounds like in-kind election contribution... much more than would be allowed by the FEC. But then, I admit I'm not as knowledgeable about election finance law as I could be, so I may be all wet here...

[2naSalit]

2. The biggest...

Cheaters in the universe.

[PeaceWave]

3. Musk has the ability to remotely activate millions of Teslas at the push of a button.

How that power can be used is anyone's guess though.

[Intractable]

4. I remember Elizabeth Warren saying something about a "wealth tax."

Space-X should be nationalized.

All good people need to abandon X (twitter).

[BlueInPhilly]

5. Alien Enemies Act

He is a clear enemy of the country. He and Murdock. The presidential immunity "refers to the office, not the person in office". I hope JRB exercises it after the election.

[Bev54]

6. Yes, but once again NYtimes hides the real damage they are both doing. They either ignore or

hide in a paragraph far into the article:

They bury in paragraph 23 that Trump had Elmo take down a post by reporter Ken Klippenstein about the JD Vance emails that were hacked and published by him, not only that he was banned after posting them, unlike the assholes that posted Hunter Biden dick pics, when they were hacked and were altered.

They call Elmo's lies as misinformation (he is just dumb) instead of deliberate disinformation

They ignore completely Elmo's disinformation regarding hurricanes and his dehumanizing of migrants. They ignore completely Elmo's role in stoking riots in the UK and calling for a civil war there.

They fail to mention Elmo's fight against Jack Smith to the supreme court in favour of Trump

They fail to mention Elmo's fight against the Brazilian government because he refuses to play by their rules and laws.

They call Elmo's threats of assassination against Harris as "insulting the VP Harris", like it is nothing serious.

This is just one more Haberman/Schmidt fluff article to distract against the real damaging information.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/11/nyt-censors-elon-musks-jokes-about-assassinating-the-vice-president-and-his-censorship-of-jd-vance-dossier/

[ancianita]

10. Plausible, knowing the NYT.

Because nowhere does NYT bring receipts of any criminality. So no one should think any of this is necessarily illegal.

[joanbarnes]

7. What happened to quit twitter day?

I myself never joined and hate when articles include twitter links.

[rubbersole]

8. Is this immigrant committing felonies? Treason?

Some say. Just asking questions.

[ramapo]

11. Where is Vance on this?

He was busy using Big Tech's 'censoring; of Hunter Biden's laptop info as an excuse not to answer if Trump had lost the 2020 election.

Seems he should be very concerned about the censorship of relevant election info by Musk.

[paleotn]

12. Prosecutable? Campaign donations in kind?

Surely this is illegal.

[moniss]

13. Gee whiz where has that

bastion of "truth and disclosure of documents" Wikileaks been all this time? Why I was sure they would be right quick on getting this information widely circulated because that's what Assange the Hero has said it was all about.

[Dear_Prudence]

14. National Enquirer stepped out,

Twitter stepped in.

[lees1975]

15. So what gets done about it? Where's the Justice department?

And why isn't the rest of the media calling it out?

[dchill]

16. Will it be as successful as Tesla self-drive?

Or are we talking Cyber Truck?

[birdographer]

17. IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK

Too many people voting for Harris. Go to the polls, mail your ballot in, whatever means you choose. This is all happening online, it's not happening on the ground, where we place our votes. Who cares what is on used-to-be Twitter? Who is going to be influenced by anything they do? Not this time around. Sorry guys, you lose. We aren't falling for it this time.