Discontent with Elon Musk has spurred a nationwide protest movement that aims to cut off the profits for the billionaire’s lucrative car business, EV maker Tesla. Now, Trump-aligned lawmakers are lobbying for the Justice Department to go after protesters in what seems like a blatantly oligarchic weaponization of the nation’s justice system.

Elon Musk is scrambling to secure a record-breaking $56 billion payday from Tesla as the automobile company’s share price collapses amid global boycotts.  Tesla, at Musk’s request, launched an appeal at Delaware’s Supreme Court seeking to reinstate the enormous sum which,