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Securities

Mar. 4, 2026

Musk adviser testifies about pivotal meeting with Twitter bosses

Elon Musk adviser Jared Birchall testified about a key 2022 meeting with Twitter executives as plaintiffs claim Musk falsely said the deal was "on hold" to push down the stock price.

Musk adviser testifies about pivotal meeting with Twitter bosses
Mark C. Molumphy of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy

Elon Musk confidant Jared Birchall told the jury his version of a fateful May 6, 2022, meeting between the Tesla CEO and Twitter executives that put Musk's acquisition of the social media platform in jeopardy, on the second day of trial in a securities lawsuit surrounding the deal.

The plaintiffs, represented by Bottini & Bottini Inc. and Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, allege Musk lied that the deal was "on hold" to lower Twitter's stock price and renego...

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