Musk says he can’t get fair trial in California, wants Texas

Elon Musk is asking a federal judge to move his trial for a shareholder lawsuit out of San Francisco. The Tesla CEO says negative local media coverage could lead potential jurors to be biased against him. The filing by Musk’s attorneys notes he has laid off about 1,000 residents in the San Francisco area from Twitter since he purchased the company last October. The lawsuit stems from tweets made by Musk back in August 2018… when he said he had sufficient financing to take Tesla private at $420 a share. Which was later to be found as a reference to pot because his girlfriend at the time would find it amusing. Read the full story here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/musk-says-he-cant-get-fair-trial-in-california-wants-texas Check out our website: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/