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Federal judge asks if Elon Musk was trying to 'cozy up' to Trump during criminal probe - TL;DR CNBC

Federal judge asks if Elon Musk was trying to 'cozy up' to Trump during criminal probe

Publishing timestamp: 2023-08-16 17:17:01


Summary

The article discusses a legal hearing in which a federal judge questioned whether Twitter (now known as X) was trying to "cozy up" to former President Donald Trump by refusing to hand over data related to his account. The judge grilled Twitter's legal team over their delay in delivering the materials to the special counsel. Twitter eventually sent the requested data and was fined $350,000 as part of a contempt sanction. The article also mentions that Tesla CEO Elon Musk purchased Twitter and reinstated Trump's account.


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Keywords: breaking news: technologybusiness newstechnologycrimeelon musktesla incdonald trumpcourtsjoe bideninternetsocial mediajack smith

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/16/judge-in-trump-case-asks-if-elon-musk-tried-to-cozy-up-to-ex-president.html


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