'Extraordinary Circumstances': Elon Musk Faces USAID Depo

By Bonnie Eslinger ( February 4, 2026, 9:26 PM EST) -- A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday said billionaire Elon Musk must testify in litigation filed by U.S. Agency for International Development employees claiming he illegally dismantled the foreign aid agency while head of the advisory organization known as the Department of Government Efficiency, saying "extraordinary circumstances justify the deposition."...

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