Musk also testified that he’s an awesome businessman.
wasn’t a weed joke but actually just a coincidence — with a dash of karma.
But Porritt pointed out that there were no signed documents with the Saudis, nothing more than a handshake really, and that Musk posted the tweet without consulting his own board and without considering how it could negatively affect Tesla’s shareholders. The trial hinges on whether the jury thinks Musk should have to pay out potentially billions of dollars in damages to shareholders for the money they lost as a result of his tweets. Musk has already agreed to aover the tweets, though that settlement did not require him to admit to any wrongdoing.
“Just as I sold stock in Tesla to buy Twitter... I didn’t want to sell Tesla stock, but I did sell Tesla stock,” he said. “My SpaceX shares alone would have meant that funding was secured.”
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