Elon Musk: I had no ‘ill motive’ in tweet about Tesla buyout

Elon Musk in federal court (Vicki Behringer via AP)

Elon Musk has returned to the witness box for a third day in a lawsuit brought by Tesla investors who allege he misled them with a tweet about a deal that never happened, claiming that his intent had been to let his shareholders know he was considering a buyout.

The 51-year-old billionaire resumed his defence — under the questioning of his own lawyer, Alex Spiro — at a trial centring on two 2018 tweets indicating he had lined up the money to take Tesla private.