Twitter claims Musk is 'slow-walking' trial over $44bn deal

Elon Musk accused San Francisco-based Twitter of rushing the trial to obscure the truth about spam accounts and to "railroad" him into buying the company.

Twitter has sued Elon Musk and asked a Delaware judge to order him to complete the merger at the agreed price of $54.20 per share. Picture: Patrick Pleul/Pool Photo via AP, File

Twitter Inc on Monday accused Elon Musk of trying to "slow walk" the company's lawsuit to hold him to his $44 billion takeover and urged a September trial to ensure deal financing remains in place, according to a court filing.

"Millions of Twitter shares trade daily under a cloud of Musk-created doubt," the company wrote.