A member of the Seattle Fire Department inspects a burned Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla lot in Seattle, Monday, March 10, 2025.
Smerconish: Should attacks against Tesla be prosecuted as a hate crime?
Smerconish

The latest attacks against Tesla appear to be targeted towards CEO Elon Musk and his political alignment with President Trump. While the Department of Justice is investigating these attacks as domestic terrorism, CNN Michael Smerconish argues this type of vandalism should be investigated as a hate crime.

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