Coverage dated October 13, 2022

Elon Musk ‘Presently’ Under Federal Investigation Over Twitter Deal, Company Alleges

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Twitter pushed Musk to hand over his communications with federal officials.

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Breitbart News
Twitter Claims Elon Musk Is Under Federal Investigation for Buyout Deal Shenanigans (opens Breitbart News)
Published Oct 13, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is under investigation by federal authorities, including the SEC and the FTC, over his conduct in seeking to acquire Twitter and then attempting to back out of the deal, according to court filings from the social media company.
Washington Examiner
Twitter says Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities over proposed acquisition (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Oct 13, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description
Federal authorities are allegedly investigating Elon Musk over his attempt at acquiring Twitter.
France 24
Elon Musk under federal investigation over $44 billion Twitter deal (opens France 24)
Published Oct 13, 2022
France 24's feed description
Elon Musk is under a federal investigation related to his $44 billion takeover deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N, the social media company said in a court filing made public on Thursday.
FOX Business
Twitter says Elon Musk is target of federal investigation: filing (opens FOX Business)
Published Oct 13, 2022
FOX Business's feed description
Twitter says Elon Musk's conduct related to the purchase is under investigation, but exact focus is not clear.
Forbes
Elon Musk ‘Presently’ Under Federal Investigation Over Twitter Deal, Company Alleges (opens Forbes)
Published Oct 13, 2022
Forbes's feed description
Twitter pushed Musk to hand over his communications with federal officials.
Insider
Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities over the $44 billion Twitter deal, the company said in a court filing (opens Insider)
Published Oct 13, 2022
Insider's feed description
Twitter said that Elon Musk's conduct relating to the acquisition is under investigation but did not specify which federal authorities were involved.
KTVZ Bend
Elon Musk is under federal investigation over his Twitter deal, Twitter claims (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Oct 13, 2022
KTVZ Bend's feed description
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Federal authorities are investigating Elon Musk in connection with his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the social media platform said in a court filing Thursday. It is not clear which agencies may be carrying out the probe, and Twitter did not identify what specific a…
Al Jazeera
Elon Musk under investigation, Twitter Inc says in court filing (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Oct 13, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
Twitter Inc’s court filing does not identify the focus of the investigation or the federal authority allegedly involved.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Elon Musk is under federal investigations, Twitter says in court filing (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Oct 13, 2022
Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description
While the filing said he was under investigations, it did not say what the exact focus of the probes was and which federal authorities are conducting them.
The Daily Caller
Elon Musk Under Federal Investigation Over Twitter Deal: Report (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Oct 13, 2022
The Daily Caller's feed description
Elon Musk is under investigation by federal authorities over his $44 billion deal with Twitter, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.
The Guardian
Elon Musk under federal investigation over $44bn Twitter deal – filing (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 13, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
Court filing made public by social media company does not state what is being investigated, nor which federal authorities are involved
Townhall
Elon Musk Is Being Investigated Over Purchase of Twitter (opens Townhall)
Published Oct 13, 2022

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