Elon Musk takes the stand in trial over 2018 Tesla tweet

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Reuters

January 20, 2023 10:23 PM

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc.'s chief executive, took the stand on Friday in a jury trial over his 2018 Twitter post that he had "funding secured" to take the electric carmaker private, which shareholders allege cost them millions in trading losses.

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