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turbinetree

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Fri Mar 20, 2026, 07:02 PM Mar 20

Elon Musk faces billions in damages after brutal court loss [View all]

By Erik De La Garza
Published March 20, 2026 6: 30 PM ET

A California jury found Friday that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors in the lead-up to his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, potentially exposing him to billions in damages, according to multiple reports.

The verdict in the class-action case stems from claims that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO – who also served a controversial tenure as President Donald Trump’s DOGE head – made misleading statements during his 2022 effort to purchase Twitter. Musk later renamed the social media platform to X.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs said total damages could reach as much as $2.6 billion, CNBC reported Friday. Musk, however, was cleared of some fraud allegations, the outlet added.

https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-twitter-lawsuit-2676472569/

He got off on the fraud charges...............damn it.........

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