The tech titan and President Trump say they will avoid any conflicts of interest, but it's difficult for the public to verify that.

Musk has assembled a squad of enthusiastic, fresh-out-of-college engineers to “modernize” government agencies. No experience in policy? No problem! No security clearance? Who needs it! Read how Musk is meddling in your data,

Musk said in a Thursday public appearance his security detail should potentially be bigger and that he was “open to ideas” on improving his security.

President Donald Trump has set Elon Musk loose on the executive branch, to stunning early effect. Musk controls the government’s payment system and may block payments he deems wasteful. He has claimed credit for unilaterally shutting down an IRS program and is trying to shut down an entire agency.