Elon Musk is below a federal investigation associated to his $44 billion takeover deal for Twitter, the social media firm mentioned in a courtroom submitting made public on Thursday.
Twitter mentioned it requested that Musk’s attorneys produce their communications with federal authorities months in the past however they'd not executed so, and requested a Delaware choose to order the attorneys to offer the paperwork.
In late September, Musk’s attorneys supplied a “privilege log” figuring out paperwork to be withheld from discovery. The log referenced drafts of a Might 13 electronic mail to the Securities and Change Fee and a slide presentation to the Federal Commerce Fee, Twitter mentioned.
An legal professional for Musk didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.
The courtroom request was filed on Oct. 6, the identical day the courtroom granted a keep of litigation to permit Twitter and Musk to shut the takeover deal.
The SEC has questioned Musk’s feedback in regards to the Twitter acquisition. In April, the SEC requested Musk whether or not the disclosure of his 9% Twitter stake was late and why it indicated that he supposed to be a passive shareholder. Musk later refiled the disclosure to point he was an lively investor.
In June, the SEC requested Musk in a letter whether or not he ought to have amended his public submitting to replicate his intention to droop or abandon the deal.
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