The U.S. Justice Department has flatly refused to help French authorities investigate Elon Musk’s social media platform X.
In a letter sent Friday obtained by The Wall Street Journal , the DOJ’s Office of International Affairs said the French probe is an attempt to regulate a U.S. company through criminal law.
“This investigation seeks to use the criminal legal system in France to regulate a public square for the free expression of ideas and opinions in a manner contrary to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution,” the letter states.
The department added that France’s requests “constitute an effort to entangle the United States in a politically charged criminal proceeding aimed at wrongfully regulating through prosecution the business activities of a social media platform.”
The Justice Department just told French law enforcement authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate@X.@TheJusticeDeptaccused France of abusing its criminal justice system to target an American company and censor free speech — in clear violation of the…pic.twitter.com/SVeg1Tu8FG
— Katie Miller (@KatieMiller)April 18, 2026
French authorities have been pursuing X since early 2025, including a February raid on its Paris office.
Prosecutors have sought U.S. help multiple times this year, including requests to serve summonses on Musk and other executives for “voluntary interviews.”
The probe covers allegations ranging from algorithmic bias to deepfakes and content banned under French law, including Holocaust denial.
X has dismissed the investigation as baseless and an attempt to impose censorship.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
