Elon Musk wants to get out of buying Twitter. A whistleblower's claims might help him

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Elon Musk's chances of walking away unscathed from his commitment to buy Twitter just improved — thanks to recent allegations from the company's former security chief.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's legal team argues that allegations by Twitter's ex-security chief give him reason to pull out of his agreement to buy the Twitter. Here, Musk speaks at a meeting of energy, oil and gas executives in Norway on August 29.CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images

Soon after Zatko's concerns became public, Musk referenced them in new legal claims. The Tesla CEO now argues that Twitter is damaged goods and by hiding such egregious problems, it committed fraud.in July Given that Musk had waived due diligence when he signed the agreement–not to mention that it was he, and not the company, who had sought the acquisition–many experts believed he had a flimsy legal case.

 

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don't you just love it when egomaniacs stir shit up for their own purposes, vause real harm, and get even more attention for escaping retribution? ps. i am glad he isn't getting twitter...proof there really is a loving God.

Given that elonmusk can be trusted only as far as my grandma could throw him, I'd look for a connection between the whistleblower and the weaselly CEO of Tesla. The timing of the whistleblower is dubious.

Not sure how anyone can for him to buy. Care to explain.

Yet none of that had ANYTHING to do with the ironclad contract he signed to buy it.

Wonder if money is changing hands?

“ Billionaire Elon Musk's chances of walking away unscathed from his commitment to buy Twitter just improved,” 1/2 price.

They're more than just allegations. MSM can't plead ignorance after years complaining about Russian bots compromising election integrity

He's the most boring con man on the planet. Yawn...

Elon Musk is “Trump the Teflon Don 2.0” (only difference is Musk can actually read).

If your tweet begins with “I speak for everyone “….your either a bot- or bought and paid for. It would be easier for them to be honest and give him what he asked for. They are hiding something?

He sucks...but also...he rules? I'll give him that.

Elon used this to legally sell his tesla stock. Whatever fine he pays is nothing compared to what he cashed out. He grifted everyone.

We all knew the Twitter buyout was simply an excuse for selling Tesla stock…right? Cmon y’all.

Alternative headline: Corruption and incompetence plague Twitter. Musk could benefit

With 44B you could start a new social media site and pay users a $100 each to join, buying a user base the same size as Twitter's 400M.

Except insofar as they change his chances zero but hot reporting

I’m just here to watch the leftists who were OUTRAGED that he was buying it SCREAM that he should be forced to buy it.

Let elonmusk off the contract . Regretfully too much drama, not appealing to a person who likes to get things done ✅. Respect for all future prospects may go a long way 🙏🙌🇺🇸☮️💜

Anyone who uses Twitter knows the social media site is full of bots and other strange accounts that target particular groups.

He’ll probably get away with it. Rich people tend to protect their own.

I hope he takes the possibly millions of new accounts with him if he goes. Mine will be happily be one of em.

And in a few years we are going to find out that Elon paid him 9 figures to say all of this.

That’s nice. Elon Musk has a bunch of lawsuits hanging over his head and his companies are known for rampant racism and sexism.

Buying your way out of it by getting people to create allegations. Money talks.

Wow. From what I understand about the agreement he signed, a whistleblower would have no affect upon it. He signed away that right.

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