Elon Musk’s billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government could grow as his Starlink company is reportedly on the brink of securing a $2.4 billion FAA contract, heightening concerns about potential conflicts of interest involving the billionaire’s companies and his service as President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting czar.

Judge Loren AliKhan sided Tuesday with a coalition of nonprofits that had sued the government over the budget freeze, describing the potential fallout of the Trump administration’s interference as “economically catastrophic” and in some cases “fatal” for the group that brought the case.

Politico has reported that the 130 terminated FAA workers last month included critical employees who directly and indirectly reinforce all of the FAA’s moving parts to keep passengers safe. The Trump White House had previously stated that no “critical” employees had been fired.

The Democratic senator on Monday blamed Trump and his administration for firing over 300 FAA employees when aviation mishaps are happening in the country.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt fact-checked Sen. Chuck Schumer's, D-N.Y., claim that President Trump's at fault for airliner that crashed in Toronto on Monday.