You should check out the actual link and not go by the headline posted to HN. There are several investigations started long before the "Twitter Files". I would

You should check out the actual link and not go by the headline posted to HN. There are several investigations started long before the "Twitter Files". I would argue it goes the other way around: Elon released the "Twitter files" the way they were framed in retaliation against the federal government because he's well known to have little to no respect for federal agencies.