Elon Musk says he is 'deeply appreciative' of the jury that cleared him in the Tesla trial, tweeting 'Thank goodness'
in January that he trusted Al-Rumayyan's verbal promises, which led to the"funding secured" tweet about taking Tesla private. The investors' attorney, Nicholas Porritt of Levi & Korsinsky LLP, refuted Musk's claims and argued that a conversation of that nature would have some written record.
However, Musk's attorney, Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, said in closing arguments that the Tesla founder was being portrayed as a"fire-breathing dragon," and that he couldn't be prosecuted for being a"bad Tweeter." Musk and Spiro didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.Subscribe to push notifications
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