Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power
CFPB Dismantlement While Musk Launches Competing XMoney Payment Service
Musk used his government role leading DOGE to dismantle the CFPB, the agency positioned to regulate his XMoney digital payments platform, while gaining access to competitors' confidential financial data — a conflict of interest that ethics watchdogs and senators have flagged as potentially criminal under 18 U.S.C. 208. No charge or official finding has been made.