Donors with ties to Elon Musk have grown in prominence in the Republican Party since Donald J. Trump’s victory. The same is true for those in the legal world, like Mr. Musk’s lawyer, Chris Gober.
Chris Gober, who has represented Elon Musk in high-profile political fights, has said he wants to build a law firm that is “synonymous with the conservative movement.”
The tech billionaire and top Trump ally visited the General Services Administration, which appears to be a key part of his crusade to cut the cost of government buildings.
Elon Musk and his new so-called Department of Government Efficiency have focused on terminating leases of what it has called “mostly empty” federal offices, which are managed by the General Services Administration.
The billionaire and his Silicon Valley associates landed in the capital and immediately moved to cut the size of the federal government, reprising the playbook he used after buying Twitter in 2022.
Elon Musk, left, in Washington the day before President Trump’s inauguration. Mr. Musk has been given an office in the West Wing, where he is running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
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