Le Pen's presidential aspirations were thrown into doubt when a French court convicted her over a fake jobs scheme. She was given a four-year sentence, with two years suspended and two years under electronic monitoring.
Washington: Elon Musk, the billionaire top adviser to US President Donald Trump, called a French court ruling Monday barring far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for election in 2027 "abuse" and said it would "backfire."
"This will backfire, like the legal attacks against President Trump," Elon Musk wrote on X.
Marine Le Pen's presidential aspirations were thrown into doubt when a French court convicted her over a fake jobs scheme. She was given a four-year sentence, with two years suspended and two years under electronic monitoring.