Reports that billionaire Elon Musk has held multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law-enforcement agencies on national-security grounds,

Two top Democratic senators are asking the Pentagon and the Justice Department to investigate billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk's reported contacts with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials in recent years.

Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Jack Reed asked the Biden administration to probe whether the conversations are a security risk.

Two Democratic senators urged the Pentagon and federal law enforcement Friday to investigate Elon Musk’s alleged communications with Russian officials,

In a letter seen by Reuters on Nov. 15, two senior Democratic senators argued that Musk’s involvement in SpaceX programs should be reviewed for potential debarment and exclusion due to his communications with Russian officials.

A pair of Democratic senators called for a federal investigation into Elon Musk’s involvement in SpaceX’s federal contracts following reports the tech billionaire has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The request was detailed in a letter from Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior Foreign Relations Committee member, and Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Armed Services Committee chair. Musk, recently appointed to co-lead a new government department by President-elect Donald Trump,