President Donald Trump said he would protect Elon Musk and other allies if Democrats took control of Congress after the midterms and pursued investigations or prosecutions against them, according to BlockBeats’ account of a New York Post interview on the Pod Force One podcast.
Pardons raised as a possible response
The report said Trump dismissed talk of Musk being arrested but expressed willingness to issue preemptive pardons to people who had worked for him if necessary. The remarks concern a conditional response; the brief did not report a new investigation, prosecution or pardon.
This account relies on BlockBeats’ report. The original interview was not independently reviewed.
Source: BlockBeats, citing the New York Post, published Nov. 2, 2026, at 11:50 UTC. Chinese source.