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In a wide-ranging subpoena, Twitterâs legal team on Tuesday asked for information about a host of tech investors and entrepreneurs connected to Elon Musk as per a report from The Washington Post.
The subpoena, which includes âextensive requests for communications, including âchecklists, timelines, presentations, decks, organisational calls, meetings, notes, recordingsâ related to the dealâs financing,ââ has miffed Muskâs high-tech allies.
The Post reported that these allies include former Facebook exec and CEO of Social Capital Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz Marc Andreessen, the founding chief operating officer of PayPal, and current general partner at Craft Ventures, David Sacks.
âNews that I am being subpoenaed by Twitterâs lawyers reminded me of this issue of Mad Magazine, I donât know why,â Sacks posted on Twitter.
The news that I am being subpoenaed by Twitterâs lawyers reminded me of this issue of Mad Magazine, I donât know why. https://t.co/LbrDnRAL6B pic.twitter.com/kznsrxFOxf
â David Sacks (@DavidSacks) August 2, 2022
Calling Twitterâs subpoenas sent to âfriends in the ecosystemâ surrounding Musk a âgiant harassing fishing expedition,â Joe Lonsdale, general partner at 8VC also tweeted about it.
Musk, who is the world's richest man, was sued by Twitter after he backed out from his $44 billion offer of the acquisition of the social media company.
Blaming Twitter Inc for breaching the agreement by misrepresenting the number of fake accounts on its platform, Musk abandoned the takeover on July 8.
Calling the fake account claims a distraction and saying Musk was bound by the merger contract to close the deal at $54.20 per share, Twitter sued him days later.
Escalating his legal fight against Twitter, Musk countersued the San Francisco-based company last week after accusing it of dragging its feet in response to his discovery requests.
(With inputs from agencies)
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