Musk testifies tweet that led to $44B lawsuit "may not have been my wisest"
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- #Twitter Lawsuit
- #Elon Musk
- #Market Manipulation
- Elon Musk admitted his tweet about the Twitter deal may not have been wise.
- Musk is defending against allegations of market manipulation in court.
- Investors claim they lost money due to Musk's tweets during the takeover.
- Musk signed a binding agreement to buy Twitter in April 2022 but later raised concerns about bots.
- His May 13 tweet about the deal being 'temporarily on hold' caused Twitter's stock to drop 9%.
- Musk said the tweet was made impulsively without consulting advisers.
- He clarified that 'on hold' meant a delay, not cancellation, but didn't consider investor reactions.