D.C.’s high prosecutor on Monday appeared to recommend he was launching an investigation after commenting on a social media publish from a girl who known as for the assassination of Elon Musk.
Interim U.S. Lawyer Ed Martin reposted a video on X from fashionable right-wing account Libs of TikTok, which shared the lady’s video, by which, moreover calling for Mr. Musk’s slaying, she admitted to not paying taxes in practically a decade.
“Duly famous. Thx for letting us know. We’ll put you within the system. Speak quickly, M’am. #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw,” Mr. Martin wrote on X.
The girl, whose account title is Sarah C. Roberts and her bio says she’s an govt producer in New York Metropolis, posted a roughly minute-long video that included the risk on Mr. Musk’s life.
“Elon Musk“, mentioned the lady earlier than she paused to do a throat-slitting gesture.
Duly famous. Thx for letting us know. We’ll put you within the system. Speak quickly, M’am. #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw https://t.co/zCMohyeHML
— U.S. Lawyer Ed Martin (@USAEdMartin) February 24, 2025
“We have to ’X’ him. And by ’X’ him I imply, previously often known as assassination,” she continued.
The girl mumbled one thing proper afterward about how the FBI could discover and arrest her, after which talked about the tax evasion.
“You don’t even have sufficient individuals to research me at this level,” the lady mentioned. “I haven’t filed taxes in, like, eight years — and but, nobody’s come for me.”
The video ended together with her repeating her risk: “So, I’m gonna f—— say it. Let’s assassinate some m——f——”
The account linked to Ms. Roberts had been taken down by Monday night.
Mr. Martin, who represented individuals charged for his or her roles within the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, earlier than taking the highest prosecutor job, was tapped by President Trump earlier this month to be the everlasting U.S. Lawyer within the District.
Mr. Martin nonetheless must be confirmed by the Senate.
Mr. Musk, the gregarious billionaire tech magnate, grew to become a detailed buddy and advisor to Mr. Trump on the marketing campaign path final fall.
He has been main efforts to trim the multi-trillion greenback federal deficit by means of his Division of Authorities Effectivity, a short lived company the White Home has empowered to audit fellow federal companies.
