On the sixth day of the ongoing class-action lawsuit against Tesla founder Elon Musk, former CFO Deepak Ahuja took the stand. Ahuja was questioned as a witness to any dealings between the electric car company and the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
While being questioned by defense prosecutors, Ahuja stated that the contents of Musk’s tweet were “consistent with everything I had known or heard until then.”
His comments are in reference to Musk’s Aug. 7, 2018, tweet, in which the Tesla founder claimed funding was secured for a potential buyout.
“Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured,” the tweet read. The second sentence in the tweet has been the cornerstone of the lawsuit….