Judge says Elon Musk engaged in 'little more than state sanctioned intimidation' when he accused a DHS official of a crime
Source: Business Insider ·
A federal magistrate judge took issue with a tweet Elon Musk made in Feburary 2025 that accused a former FEMA official of "criminal action."
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A federal magistrate judge took Elon Musk to task over a statement he made about a fired federal employee.Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesA federal judge tore into a February 2025 post Elon Musk made on Twitter about a fired official.The judge wrote that Musk "clearly intended" to make the official feel "afraid."Judge William Fitzpatrick took issue with what federal officials said about the firing of FEMA CFO Mary Comans.A federal judge tore into Elon Musk for reposting a photo of a former Federal Emergency Management Agency official and accusing her of "criminal" conduct."The fact that Mr. Musk posted a picture of Ms. Comans to his millions of followers while falsely characterizing her government service as a 'criminal action' was clearly intended to make her afraid," Federal Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick wrote in a ruling published on Tuesday.In a blistering eight-page ruling, Fitzpatrick addressed what he described as the reputational damage to Mary Comans, a longtime federal…