Getting rid of reviewers of his stuff does 2 things: the first is obscure any existing observations, the second is to increase the chance that a Musk-friendly p

Getting rid of reviewers of his stuff does 2 things: the first is obscure any existing observations, the second is to increase the chance that a Musk-friendly person will be in this position later. The only way this could cost him would be if the government retaliates, which there is clearly no appetite for (and he could probably fire the people perusing a response anyways).