SEC Accuses Musk Of “Distorting” Twitter Investigation

March 14, 2024 Government, Social Media

Engadget reports:

The SEC officials investigating Elon Musk over his handling of the Twitter takeover seem to be growing more and more impatient with his legal antics. The two sides have been locked in a dispute over Musk’s refusal to testify in the investigation.

Now, in a new filing, the SEC accuses Musk of trying to “misrepresent” the regulator’s investigation. “Musk continues to distort the true scope of this investigation – his only hope for establishing that the SEC is not seeking relevant evidence,” the SEC writes in a court document.

A federal judge ordered Musk to comply with the subpoena and schedule an interview last month. That testimony has apparently still not taken place, with the SEC accusing Musk of using “gamesmanship” to stall the investigation.

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