‘I’m guilty’, says Musk, takes stand in Twitter stock manipulation trial

2026-03-05 - 13:33

Elon Musk testified that legal pressure compelled him to finalize the $44 billion Twitter acquisition in 2022. His lawyers advised against a court battle, deeming the judge biased. Musk also admitted to making "stupid tweets" but denied intentionally manipulating stock prices during the takeover saga, which led to investor lawsuits.