Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gone scorched earth on Hillary Clinton after it was confirmed that she used her 2016 campaign funds to produce and spread a fabricated hoax linking President Donald Trump to Russia.
In a post on Twitter, Musk said he was “doubly pissed off” that campaign funds were used to spread lies about Trump because he donated to her.
Musk was responding after former 2016 Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook testified under oath on Friday that Hillary personally approved the fabricated information linking Trump to Russia and ordered it to be pushed to the media.
Mook was testifying during the trial of Clinton’s former campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann.
Sussmann is on trial for lying to the FBI on charges linked to Special Counsel John Durham’s investigations.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said on Twitter: “ Christopher Steele created the dossier.
“Glenn Simpson sold it to the press.
“Michael Sussman took it to the FBI.
“And Democrats and the media lied to you about it all.”
Christopher Steele created the dossier.
Glenn Simpson sold it to the press.
Michael Sussman took it to the FBI.
And Democrats and the media lied to you about it all.
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) May 16, 2022
Elon Musk responded to Jordan’s tweet, saying: “All true.
“Bet most people still don’t know that a Clinton campaign lawyer, using campaign funds, created an elaborate hoax about Trump and Russia.”
He added, “Makes you wonder what else is fake.”
Musk linked to a BBC article titled:
“Clinton lawyer lied to manipulate FBI over Trump.”
All true.
Bet most people still don’t know that a Clinton campaign lawyer, using campaign funds, created an elaborate hoax about Trump and Russia.
Makes you wonder what else is fake.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
“You are absolutely correct,” he continued.
“That tweet is a Clinton campaign hoax for which their campaign lawyer is undergoing a criminal trial.”
Musk later followed up by responding to a tweet defending the allegations against Clinton and her former lawyer Sussmann.
“Sussmann himself admitted billing Clinton Campaign to pay for him to present Russia hoax to FBI!” Musk said.
“This is not even questioned by the defense.
“Btw, I donated to & voted for Hillary, so am doubly pissed off about those funds being used for lying.”
??
Sussmann himself admitted billing Clinton Campaign to pay for him to present Russia hoax to FBI! This is not even questioned by the defense.
Btw, I donated to & voted for Hillary, so am doubly pissed off about those funds being used for lying.https://t.co/PtFgYzpXQN
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
Mook testified under oath that Hillary was consulted before they pushed the fake story in the press and she approved the move.
Mook also admitted the campaign doubted that the information was accurate.
“I discussed it with Hillary as well,” said Mook.
“I don’t remember the substance of the conversation, but notionally, the discussion was, hey, we have this and we want to share it with a reporter.”
When asked how Clinton responded, Mook said: “She agreed to that.”
“A reporter could vet the information and then decide to print it,” he said.
