US regulators seek to force Elon Musk to testify in Twitter acquisition probe

Elon Musk (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool, File)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has said it is seeking a court order that would compel Elon Musk to give evidence as part of an investigation into his purchase of Twitter, now called X.

The SEC said in a filing in a San Francisco federal court that Mr Musk had failed to appear to give evidence on September 15 despite an investigative subpoena served by the commission and him raising no objections at the time it was served.