➤ Elon Musk comments on relationship with White House, battle with the SEC, and Department of Justice investigation of short sellers ➤ Tesla stock drops to five-month low ➤ Tesla files to expand parts production at Giga Shanghai ➤ Former Tesla employee files racial discrimination and safety lawsuit ➤ SpaceX helps reconnect Tonga Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teslapodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/robert47283 Plaid producer Who Why Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jessie Chimni Executive producer Michael Pastrone Executive producer Richard Del Maestro Executive producer John Beans Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives