It is still ethically a no-go. Tesla isn't a consultation firm and they haven't done this type of work ever except for personal interests of the CEO. It doesn't take a particularly skilled lawyer to establish a conflict of interest there.

Happens all the time and the only reason anyone cares about this time is because Musk. If Twitter pays a FMV to Tesla for any resources, and as long as the Tesla board doesn’t care (which they won’t), this is a non-issue. Doesn’t matter what kind of “firm” Tesla is.

If the CEO of Ford used Ford resources to purchase a rental property for themselves, people would definitely be talking about it. I would even flip your claim and say the only reason people are dismissing this is because it's Musk.

Ah yea I’m sure Musk ran it by HR, compliance and legal.. had all the paperwork squared away on both sides and is making sure time tracking is done carefully.

or he just winged it and grabbed some engineers and said “come with me”…

Which is more in character for him?

Tesla definitely seems like the kind of place where they love hiring HR people who habitually push against powerful higher ups.

> Musk ran it by HR, compliance and legal

Right? Tesla hasn't had General Counsel since 2019, and is not looking for one.