In a legal filing, lawyers for the company said that Musk is under investigation by federal authorities for his conduct in relation to the acquisition of the company.

Elon Musk and Twitter

In this photo illustration, the image of Musk is displayed on a computer screen Selim Korkutata is a reporter for Anadolu Agency.

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The claim was made in a Delaware court filing.

Musk was accused of failing to turn over documents relating to the federal investigation ahead of a trial between Musk and Twitter over the billionaire's attempts to pull out of his acquisition deal

The SEC acknowledged in May that it was investigating whether he properly disclosed his 9% stake in the company.

Musk did not reply immediately.

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In a Delaware Court of Chancery filing, lawyers for the social media company said that the game of hide the ball must end. In order to obtain the production of Defendants' lawyers' communications with the government, the Court is asked to assist.

Key Background

In order to force the deal to go through, the company filed a lawsuit against Musk after he said he was "terminating" the deal. A trial was set to start next week, but Musk reversed course and said the deal was back on at the original price. If Musk doesn't close the deal by October 28, a trial will be held.

A lawsuit was filed against Musk on Monday, accusing him of trying to lower the price of the deal.

Forbes Valuation

It is estimated that Musk is the richest person in the world.

There were fraudulent efforts to secure a better deal.

ThePlatform plans legal action on the deal that MuskTerminating.

The social networking site sued Musk for trying to cancel the acquisition.