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Top House Republican’s family investment poised to benefit from SpaceX IPO
Republican Rep. Lisa McClain’s husband bought up to $250,000 in Elon Musk’s xAI before it was folded into SpaceX ahead of its IPO.
TL;DR
- Rep. Lisa McClain's husband purchased between $100,001 and $250,000 of xAI stock on December 15.
- xAI was folded into SpaceX in February, before SpaceX's IPO valued at around $75 billion.
- The investment could result in a paper gain of up to $150,000 for McClain's family.
- The Defense Department announced plans to integrate xAI's Grok models into a Pentagon platform shortly after the purchase.
- There is no evidence that McClain possessed nonpublic information or was involved in Pentagon decisions.
- McClain has a history of frequent stock trading and has faced past violations of the STOCK Act for late filings.
- SpaceX's PAC has increasingly directed contributions towards Republicans.