Sen. Warren urges Trump to hold Musk accountable for conflicts of interest

Sen. Warren urges Trump to hold Musk accountable for conflicts of interest toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says Elon Musk should be required to comply with the same stringent conflict of interest rules that federal employees have to follow. Sponsor Message "He either needs to divest his ongoing interests or he needs to fence off every part of his advice to the president to stay out of areas where he has clear financial conflicts," Warren told Morning Edition host Michel Martin, echoing concerns she laid out in a letter to Trump's transition team earlier this week. Michel Martin: The emails from your office to the Trump transition team detailed a number of potential conflicts of interests surrounding Musk's business interests and his apparently close relationship with Trump. And she referred to you, with what has been seen as a derogatory reference, saying that, "Pocahontas can play political games and send toothless letters, but the Trump-Vance transition will continue to be held to the highest ethical and legal standards possible — a standard unfamiliar to a career politician whose societal impact is 1/1024th of Elon Musk's."