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Elon Musk arrives before the presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

Elon Musk now has access to the $6-trillion U.S. federal payment system, and has other government departments in his crosshairs. Is the richest man in the world launching a soft takeover of the U.S. government?