--- title: "Trump Ready to Preemptively Pardon Musk and Allies If Democrats Win Congress" description: "Trump stated on the Pod Force One podcast that he is ready to preemptively pardon Musk and his allies, including DOGE figures, if Democrats take control of Congress after the November 3 elections." date: 2026-11-02T13:31:00.828Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/trump-ready-to-preemptively-pardon-musk-if-democrats-win-congress tags: [trump, elon-musk, us-elections, congress, doge, spacex] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Trump Ready to Preemptively Pardon Musk and Allies If Democrats Win Congress ![Donald Trump in a red cap and Elon Musk in sunglasses and a leather jacket](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/02/tramp-gotov-zarane-pomilovat-maska-esli-demokraty-poluchat-kongress/tramp-gotov-zarane-pomilovat-maska-esli-demokraty-poluchat-kongress-1.webp) ## Key Points - Trump confirmed his readiness to issue a preemptive pardon to Musk and his aides if control of Congress shifts to Democrats. - Edward Koristin, who worked on the DOGE project, was named among the possible targets for protection. - Trump dismissed the scenario of nationalizing SpaceX and pointed to Biden's end-of-term pardons precedent. - The statement comes amid the November 3 midterms and the risk of Republicans losing their congressional majority. US President Donald Trump stated that he is ready to issue a preemptive pardon to billionaire Elon Musk and his closest aides if Democrats gain control of Congress following the midterm elections. The statement was made on conservative commentator Miranda Devine's podcast, Pod Force One, as the Republican Party risks losing its majority in the legislature ahead of the November 3 vote. ### Preemptive Pardon as a Protection Tool Responding to a question about whether protecting the entrepreneur could specifically involve a preemptive pardon, Trump answered in the affirmative. “I would do it if it were necessary, of course,” he said, adding that he wouldn't even think twice about it. According to the president, he intends to protect Musk and his associates should they become targets of congressional investigations, and he dismissed the suggestion that Democrats could nationalize SpaceX. ### Connection to the DOGE Project and Koristin Among potential targets for protection, the president specifically mentioned Edward Koristin, who worked on Musk's DOGE initiative aimed at cutting government programs. Mentioning this figure emphasizes that the discussion is not only about the billionaire's commercial assets but also about his involvement in executing the presidential agenda to optimize government spending, which, according to White House estimates, could draw heightened scrutiny from opposition lawmakers. ### Biden's Precedent as Justification Justifying his position, Trump referred to the decision of his predecessor, Joe Biden. Before the end of his presidential term, Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, as well as several officials who, the White House feared at the time, could become targets of persecution by the new administration. “That’s exactly what Biden did. He pardoned everyone,” the incumbent president stated, thereby normalizing the practice of end-of-term preemptive pardons. ### Political Context: November 3 Elections and Risks to Alliances Elon Musk actively participated in the Republican election campaign, reportedly spending hundreds of millions of dollars to support the party's candidates during the midterms. According to reports, the White House is already looking for ways to continue implementing the presidential program bypassing lawmakers in the event of a majority loss. Against this backdrop, NATO has expressed concern that a Republican defeat could push Trump toward new attacks on the alliance, reducing the US military contingent in Europe and limiting support for Ukraine. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Трамп сделал неожиданное заявление о Маске на фоне угрозы потери контроля над Конгрессом](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/tramp-zrobiv-nespodivanu-zayavu-maska-tli-1793625691.html) - Primary source: Trump's statement on the Pod Force One podcast regarding readiness for a preemptive pardon of Musk and Koristin, mentioning DOGE, SpaceX, and Biden's precedent. - [«Самая ценная часть»: Трамп сделал резонансное заявление о Крыме](https://www.mk.ru/politics/2026/10/16/samaya-cennaya-chast-tramp-sdelal-rezonansnoe-zayavlenie-o-kryme.html) - Подтверждено по источнику mk.ru - [Трамп говорит, что у Зеленского «нет козырей» и ему «не столь важно» присутствовать на ...](https://www.rfi.fr/ru/%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0/20250221-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF-%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82-%D1%87%D1%82%D0%BE-%D1%83-%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B7%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9-%D0%B8-%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%83-%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%83%D1%82%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85) - Подтверждено по источнику rfi.fr ## FAQ ### Who specifically is Trump ready to pardon? According to the president, this concerns Elon Musk and his closest aides; Edward Koristin, who worked on the DOGE project, was mentioned separately. ### Under what condition is such a pardon possible? Trump tied the preemptive pardon to the scenario where Democrats gain control of Congress after the midterms and launch investigations against Musk and his allies. ### Did Trump reject the idea of nationalizing SpaceX? Yes, the president rejected the assumption that Democrats could nationalize SpaceX and stated he would protect the entrepreneur.