Elon Musk could be the biggest winner of a second Trump term

Elon Musk and his business empire stand to reap massive rewards if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House .

But Musk , who has turned X into a pro-Trump echo chamber, will have unparalleled conflicts of interest if he becomes a government efficiency czar.

Musk could also play an influential role in a second Trump administration , as an adviser on spending cuts or in a more substantial way.

The tech billionaire has been engaged in at least 19 separate regulatory or legal battles with the Biden administration and independent federal agencies related to his sprawling business empire.

Musk has a net worth of $268 billion , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index .

It’s not clear how Musk and Trump would navigate the ethical questions around a possible government role for him.

Some of the 19 fights between Musk ’s companies and the federal government have ended, but there are at least 10 ongoing.

Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission have been investigating whether Tesla improperly paid for a house for Musk .

The SEC is investigating whether Musk or anyone else committed securities fraud in 2022 as he accumulated stock in Twitter before he acquired the company, now called X.