They must know something is in the pipeline to get released and they are trying to get ahead of the story. Piss tape, groping a child, saying the n-word, maybe explosively shitting his pants? Who knows, but it’s going to be a doozy if they are already freaking out about it.
The people holding the giant cardboard million dollar checks aren’t getting paid either. Once the election is over the PAC will be dissolved and Musk will fuck off back to Texas and get a friendly judge to squash the inevitable lawsuits.