Justice Department Rebuffs French on X Probe, Musk Interview

Source: The Wall Street Journal.

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Justice Department Rebuffs French on X Probe, Musk Interview

U.S. authorities say their French counterparts are improperly seeking to regulate an American company

By Sadie Gurman
April 18, 2026 9:16 am ET


The building in Paris where social media platform X has offices, seen earlier this year. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg News

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department told French law enforcement authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s X, after a raid on the social-media platform’s Paris office earlier this year.

The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, in a two-page letter dated Friday, accused the French of inappropriately using its justice system to interfere with an American business.

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The U.S. Justice Department told French authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s X, after a raid on the social-media platform’s Paris office earlier this year. on.wsj.com/4cyV9QC

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The U.S. Justice Department told French authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s X, after a raid on the social-media platform’s Paris office earlier this year. on.wsj.com/4cyV9QC

The Justice Department told French authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s X, after a raid on the social-media platform’s Paris office earlier this year
The U.S. Justice Department told French authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s X, after a raid on the social-media platform’s Paris office earlier this year.
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