Musk Again Tries To Terminate Deal To Buy Twitter

Axios reports:

Elon Musk’s lawyers on Monday sent a second deal termination letter to Twitter, a follow-up to his initial termination notice in July, this time citing recent allegations made by a Twitter whistleblower.

Why it matters: Musk’s legal team is trying to leverage the allegations made by former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko last week to defend Musk’s attempt to walk away from his $44 billion takeover bid.

Musk’s lawyers on Monday filed a subpoena for Zatko, asking for “documents and communications” regarding a number of the alleged wrongdoings Zatko claims, including “Twitter’s tracking and measurement of user engagement.”

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