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Elon Musk’s Go-Private Tweets About Tesla Were Reckless, Judge Found

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“No reasonable jury could find that Mr. Musk did not act recklessly.”

That’s the upshot of a federal judge’s review of Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets about taking the company private, as revealed in an order that was sealed for more than a month before it was made public Tuesday.