Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Slam SEC: ‘Just Another Weaponized Institution’

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in Donald Trump‘s administration joined Tesla CEO Elon Musk in sharply criticizing the SEC following a federal court decision.

The Fifth Circuit Court ruled that the SEC acted unlawfully in approving Nasdaq’s diversity quota policy, a move that critics argue represents government overreach.

Ramaswamy’s pointed criticism came in response to a tweet summarizing the court’s decision.

“When an agency like the SEC is so repeatedly & thoroughly embarrassed in federal court for flouting the law, it loses its legitimacy as a law enforcement body,” he said.

The court’s ruling, authored by Judge Andrew Oldham, deemed …

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