Twitter fires back at Elon Musk’s attempt to delay trial

Elon Musk may tweet about the Twitter deal but not “disparage the company or any of its representatives,” according to a securities filing.

The social media company slammed Musk's request for a slower trial schedule. Musk wants to take the company private for about $44 billion, or about $54.20 a share.

Musk has accused the social network of lying about the number of accounts. The company is trying to force Musk to complete the deal.

Musk's attorneys argued that he needed time to conduct extensive amounts of discovery about the company's practices.

In Monday's filing, the company accused Musk of using delay tactics to hurt the company.

Lawyers for the company wrote that the earliest possible trial date was important. Musk uses the Company's own platform as a megaphone to insult it.

Millions ofTwitter shares trade daily under a cloud of doubts. No public company of this size and scale has ever had to deal with uncertainty.

The parties were told by the chancellor that she has Covid. She said they would hold a teleconference on July 19 to discuss the trial schedule.