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France summons Musk for X criminal charges

Mark Frauenfelder
May 07, 2026
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Man wearing an Elon Musk mask (Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock.com)

Sam Schechner reports in The Wall Street Journal that French prosecutors have summoned Elon Musk to Paris to face preliminary criminal charges as part of their investigation into X.

The summons comes weeks after Musk skipped a voluntary interview, and the standoff reflects “a growing diverge…

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