Trump froze a bribery law that previously hit suppliers for Elon Musk’s Tesla

SS; An anti-bribery law whose enforcement President Donald Trump suspended has been used by the Department of Justice to win settlements totaling more than $1.5 billion from companies whose customers include Tesla.

The electric vehicle giant is run by Elon Musk, the billionaire who Trump has tasked to run DOGE, an effort to slash federal government spending, regulations and worker headcount.

Trump’s order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cites the need for U.S. companies to get “strategic business advantages whether in critical minerals, deep-water ports, or other key infrastructure or assets by any means necessary”.