Court orders Elon Musk to testify in the SEC’s investigation of his Twitter takeover

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, a federal judge has ordered Elon Musk to comply with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's subpoena and testify again in its probe of his Twitter takeover,reports. Per the order, which was filed Saturday night in a California court, Musk and the SEC now have a week to work out a time and place for his appearance or it will be decided for them. The, prompting the SEC to sue.

US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler sided with the SEC after Musk tried to challenge its subpoena, which he claims is seeking irrelevant information and is harassment, as he’s already been interviewed twice. But, the SEC says it has obtained new documents in relation to the probe and has further questions for the X owner. Musk also argued that the subpoena exceeds the SEC’s authority because it was issued by a staff member appointed by the SEC’s Director of Enforcement.

 

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