Elon Musk Cites Twitter Whistleblower Claim as Reason to Back Out of Deal

The Tesla CEO says Peiter "Mudge" Zatko's allegations provide justification for backing out of the $44 billion agreement.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Mark Perez

Muskagreed to buy Twitter for $44 billionin April, but said hewas pulling outin July.

Twitter responded by saying it still plans to shut the deal by suing the billionaire.

Inits own letter to the SEC, Twitter’s lawyers denied Musk’s latest allegation.

Twitter and Musk will go on trial on Oct. 17 in Delaware if they don’t reach a settlement.