Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in takeover battle

Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in takeover battle...

Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an attempt to withdraw from his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform.

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Musk and Twitter are embroiled in a legal battle after the billionaire businessman offered to buy the company

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In recent weeks, Twitter has subpoenaed a host of tech investors and entrepreneurs connected to Musk

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Bot and spam accounts have become a central issue in the legal fight over whether the Tesla CEO must complete the deal

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Last week, a judge ruled that Twitter must give Musk documents from a former Twitter executive, who Musk said was a key figure of fake accounts

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Shortly after Musk agreed to pay 38% above Twitter’s stock price,..

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Where most of Musk’s personal wealth resides, lost more than $100bn of their value.

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