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Elon Musk will settle the feds’ Twitter lawsuit with pocket change

TechnologyMay 5, 2026
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Elon Musk will settle the feds’ Twitter lawsuit with pocket change
Last year, the SEC sued Elon Musk over the way his acquisition of Twitter (now X, and a part of SpaceX) started, and today it announced a settlement that looks like a massive bargain, while Musk's own
A photo of Elon Musk against a background with the Twitter logo and the scales of justice.

Last year, the SEC sued Elon Musk over the way his acquisition of Twitter (now X, and a part of SpaceX) started, and today it announced a settlement that looks like a massive bargain, while Musk's own lawsuit against Sam Altman continues to play out. A week before the Trump administration took over, the department had alleged that by not disclosing he'd purchased more than $500 million in Twitter stock on time in the spring of 2022, Musk underpaid by at least $150 million, and harmed investors who sold their stock during that time.

Now, as reported by Reuters, the SEC has added the Elon Musk Revocable Trust to its lawsuit, which will settle …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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