Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor seemingly alluded to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump when discussing corruption and quid pro quos during arguments on Tuesday.

The high court heard arguments in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission over whether the FEC’s coordinated expenditure limits between political parties and candidates violate the parties’ First Amendment free speech rights. While arguing that striking down the limits would not lead to increased quid pro quo corruption, NRSC lawyer Noel Francisco was grilled by Sotomayor with an apparent allusion to Musk.

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