[lenerdenator]

Cool. Investigate it. If they really did take data off a government system without permission, charge them with the most serious thing you can find in a district where they're likely to be convicted. Then send them to prison to delete years or decades off their lives.

See if Musk was in any way involved, or acted with such reckless disregard for known security standards that he could be civilly or criminally liable. Do the same as above for him.

The only way this stops is if consequences are introduced.

[pjc50]

Federal charging will be countermanded from the top, or pardoned. Got to wait at least four years.

[collingreen]

That doesn't mean don't file them. Don't allow evil deeds to be done merely by threat - force immoral people to take the immoral action in public if they want to behave that way.

[lenerdenator]

Then do state or local charges.

[fallinghawks]

Unfortunately, consequences have been largely absent for anyone in this administration since the last time they were in power. That's part of why this round they've been flaunting it so egregiously.

[Natfan]

explain to me the incentives for the trump administration to do a complete 180 of crimes? why would they stop now?

[lenerdenator]

Removal of their personal freedom for months, years, or decades.

Did this joker take things from a computer that they weren't supposed to while in a state that has laws against that sort of thing? If so, have a local prosecutor build up a case, and arrest and charge them.

The Supremacy Clause should be tested in this way.

[axus]

Distract from crimes of those currently in favor?

[voidUpdate]

It would be lovely if they did that. I very much doubt it will happen in this administration, if at all