Elon Musk ordered to give evidence in probe of Twitter takeover

A US judge has ordered Elon Musk to give evidence as part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his purchase of Twitter, now called X, in 2022 (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

A US judge has ordered Elon Musk to give evidence for a third time as part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his purchase of Twitter, now called X, in 2022.

Magistrate judge Laurel Beeler issued an order giving Mr Musk, his team and the SEC a week to agree on a date and location for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s testimony on Saturday.