By Molly Goddard
1:29am PDT, Mar 26, 2025
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The FBI is not taking the crimes against Tesla vehicles lightly.
On Monday, March 24, the law enforcement agency launched a special task force to find and charge the vandals targeting
Elon Musk's hybrid cars across the country due to the tech mogul's controversial actions.
Join us to read about how the government entity is combatting crimes against the brand…
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According to the
New York Post, the FBI has been notified of 48 violent crimes in the last month targeting people's cars, charging stations and dealerships in
America.
The new team tackling the issue will be comprised of ten people who have worked at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the Treasury Department. There will also be agents from the entity's Counterterrorism Division including its Domestic Terrorism Operations Section and Weapons of Mass Destruction department.
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President
Donald Trump has strongly condemned the actions against Elon Musk's company and products: "I look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20-year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla," the Republican leader wrote on Truth Social on March 21.
"Perhaps they could serve them in the prisons of El Salvador, which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions!" he proposed as punishment.
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A representative for the FBI made it clear that the crimes against Tesla would be made a top priority under their leader,
Kash Patel.
"[FBI] Director [Kash] Patel has been unequivocally clear: The FBI will be relentless in its mission to protect the American people," a spokesperson told the outlet. "Acts of violence, vandalism and domestic terrorism — like the recent Tesla attacks — will be pursued with the full force of the law."
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Former FBI supervisory special agent and director of education and training at the U.S. Concealed Carry Association,
Rob Chadwick, agrees the
attacks should be prosecuted to the highest extent of the law.
"These attacks clearly meet the FBI's established definition of domestic terrorism," he told the
New York Post. "We're talking about coordinated, violent acts targeting a specific company, motivated by ideological beliefs — whether environmental, political, or social."
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Rob Chadwick noted how he supports the FBI labeling the actions "domestic terrorism" despite the backlash.
"The FBI defines domestic terrorism as violent,
criminal acts committed by individuals or groups within the United States, motivated by domestic ideological goals, to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence government policy," he said. "These are ideologically driven attacks meant to intimidate — and that puts them squarely in the FBI's crosshairs. Those breaking the law or using violence to intimidate others will feel the full weight of the justice system."
