Fiery Crash: SpaceX’s SN9 Flight Test Ends Like SN8’s - AVweb

Why is it that Mr. Musk feels compelled to buck authority whenever it gets in his way? He (apparently) went ahead with this launch without the required FAA approval just like he ignored the State of California lockdown at his Tesla assembly plant in Fremont, CA during the spring surge of the pandemic? Is Musk simply “too big to govern”?