A burning Tesla was shown at the Tesla crash center after a man burned several cars using a burner equipment in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 18, 2025.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi touted federal cases Thursday against those accused of burning Tesla cars and property, which adds to the Trump administration’s support for growing voices Elon Muskcompany.
Bondi condemned the “wave of family terrorism against Tesla’s property” in a press release from the Justice Department that highlighted three defendants accused of being linked to a Molotov cocktail attack on Tesla’s property.
Despite the Justice Department’s claim that Bondy “announced” the allegations, all three cases mentioned in the press release have been previously announced and received extensive news coverage.
No defendant was charged with “family terrorism” and it was not a federal crime.
Bondy had previously condemned the attack on Tesla, and the Trump administration’s extensive efforts to cut federal spending and labor have become the focus of anger as Musk’s role monitors Musk’s role.
“They are targeting Tesla owners, they target Tesla dealers,” Bondy said in an interview on Fox on Wednesday.
Bondy also suggested that no evidence was provided that the incident was “organized.”
“These are not isolated, personal events,” she said.
According to federal court records website Pacer, the latest cases have been filed in three criminal cases highlighted in the Justice Department’s press release.
In this case, the defendant Daniel Brendan Kurt Clarke-pounder was arrested for arson with several Tesla charging stations in South Carolina on March 7.
Clarke-tough was charged with arson on interstate trade in U.S. District Court in South Carolina. He is issued Court records show that it was under supervision on Monday.
Another defendant, Lucy Grace Nelson, was charged in federal court in Colorado on February 26 with a malicious destruction of property.
Nelson was accused of putting combustion devices on Tesla cars on Tesla properties three nights between late January and early February and spraying “Nazi” and “F — Musk” on Tesla properties.
Adam Matthew Lansky, a third defendant, was charged with illegal possession of unregistered destructive devices in federal court in Portland, Oregon. He is defendant On the day of Trump’s inauguration, a Molotov cocktail was held at Tesla.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that all three defendants faced charges could result in at least five years in prison, with a capacity of up to 20 years.
“The days of committing crimes are over,” Bondy said in a statement.
Bondi’s comment is Tesla facing financial difficulties, except for a physical attack on its property.
Tesla shares are getting higher and higher after Musk pulled more than $250 million into the Republican campaign after Trump won the November election.
But as Musk’s leadership over Doge is growing more controversial, the stock has lost a lot of value in recent weeks.
Tesla’s sales are in some recent Foreign markets. and resell the price of its vehicles It is said that Plunge.
Trump and Musk held an event at the White House venue last week showing Tesla’s vehicles. Trump said he would buy one for himself and revealed he had already purchased it Tesla Cybertruck Because of his granddaughter Kay Trump.
On Thursday, Tesla announced a recall of nearly all Seberacs in the United States, including decorative panel drops.
In a Fox News interview Wednesday night, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged Americans to attend Buy Tesla Stock.
It is very unusual for senior government officials to touting the company’s stock.
