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The Twitter splash page is displayed on a digital device in San Diego, April 25, 2022. Twitter has filed a response to claims by billionaire Elon Musk that he has legitimate reasons for wanting to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. In a counterclaim filed Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, Twitter calls Musk's reasoning “a story, imagined in an effort to escape a merger agreement that Musk no longer found attractive once the stock market—and along with it, his massive personal wealth—declined in value.” (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Twitter responds to Musk’s claims, calls them ‘excuses’

By Barbara Ortutay

Con Man Elon Musk Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Opportunist Elon Musk’s grifter party

By Michael Glassner

Elon Musk attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on May 2, 2022, in New York. Attorneys for Musk are complaining, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, that Twitter is slow-walking document production in advance of an October trial to decide whether the Tesla CEO should be forced to complete a $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Twitter sets Sept. 13 shareholder vote on Elon Musk buyout

By Randall Chase and Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington on March 9, 2020. An epic legal fight between Musk and Twitter began in earnest in a Delaware court on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, as lawyers for both sides fought over when to start the trial. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Elon Musk slams WSJ report that says he had affair with wife of Google co-founder

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter reported a quarterly loss Friday, July 22, as revenue slipped even as user numbers climbed. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Twitter, in Musk fight, posts surprising drop in revenue

By Kelvin Chan and Matt O'Brien - Associated Press

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington on March 9, 2020. An epic legal fight between Musk and Twitter began in earnest in a Delaware court on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, as lawyers for both sides fought over when to start the trial. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Judge sets October trial for Musk-Twitter takeover dispute

By Matt O'Brien

The Twitter application is seen on a digital device, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter Inc.’s lawsuit to force billionaire Elon Musk to make good on his promise to buy the social media giant will be resolved in a small but powerful Delaware court that specializes in high-stakes business disputes. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Reports: Musk demands months for trial prep in Twitter suit

Associated Press

Elon Musk attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the &quot;In America: An Anthology of Fashion&quot; exhibition on May 2, 2022, in New York. Twitter's stock slid more than 6% before the market open Monday, July 11, 2022, after billionaire Elon Musk announced late Friday that he will abandon his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter and the company said it will sue the Tesla CEO to uphold the deal. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/File)

Elon Musk’s father reveals a second child with his stepdaughter

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A 2021 Model 3 sedan is connected to a charger at a Tesla dealership on June 27, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday, June 9, 2022, that it's upgrading the probe into an engineering analysis, another sign of increased scrutiny of the electric vehicle maker and automated systems that perform at least some driving tasks. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla autopilot head quits amid pressure over crashes

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

What happens next in the Musk-Twitter saga?

By Barbara Ortutay and Matt O'Brien - Associated Press

This image provided by SpaceX shows SpaceX's giant Starship rocket standing at its Texas launch pad. SpaceX’s Starship program suffered a major setback Monday night after a test of prototype Super Heavy boosters ended in flames Monday night. (SpaceX via AP) **FILE**

‘Not good’: SpaceX Starship engine catches fire during test

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2020. Twitter's regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday, May 25, 2022, won't include a vote on Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social platform. That vote will take place at a yet-undetermined date in the future. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Musk blasts Trump criticism, says it’s time for ex-president ‘to hang up his hat’

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

What happens next in the Musk-Twitter saga?

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Elon Musk attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the &quot;In America: An Anthology of Fashion&quot; exhibition on May 2, 2022, in New York. Twitter's stock slid more than 6% before the market open Monday, July 11, 2022, after billionaire Elon Musk announced late Friday that he will abandon his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter and the company said it will sue the Tesla CEO to uphold the deal. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/File)

Elon Musk laughs off legal threat from Twitter

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP, File)

Elon Musk says he’s terminating Twitter deal; board to fight

By Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher and Matt O'Brien

Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020, in Washington. Elon Musk is threatening to end his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot accounts. Lawyers for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the threat in a letter to Twitter dated Monday, June 6, 2022 that the social platform included in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Tesla turns up heat on remote workers to return to office

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Elon Musk attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the &quot;In America: An Anthology of Fashion&quot; exhibition on May 2, 2022, in New York. Musk is expected to meet with Twitter employees Thursday, June 16, 2022 in an apparent effort to assuage concerns about his $44 billion deal to acquire the social platform. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Elon Musk’s child granted legal name, gender change

Associated Press

In this file photo, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Elon Musk grew closer to completing his takeover of Twitter on Tuesday when the company’s board unanimously recommended that shareholders approve the social platform’s sale to the billionaire. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP, File) **FILE**

Twitter board unanimously recommends sale to Elon Musk

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Musk appealed a federal court ruling Wednesday, June 15, 2022, that upheld a securities fraud settlement over Musks tweets claiming that he had the funding to take Tesla private in 2018. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP, File)

Musk appeals ruling that upheld securities fraud settlement

Associated Press

Elon Musk attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the &quot;In America: An Anthology of Fashion&quot; exhibition on May 2, 2022, in New York. Musk is expected to meet with Twitter employees Thursday, June 16, 2022 in an apparent effort to assuage concerns about his $44 billion deal to acquire the social platform. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Musk aims to ease concerns in address to Twitter workers

Associated Press