Feds are officially investigating Tesla – The Wall Street Journal
DUBLIN – It was bound to happen, I suppose – Tesla has confirmed that the US Justice Department (DOJ) has opened an investigation into Tesla after Musk's infamous and controversial "going private" tweets. It seems that Musk's shoot-from-the-hip Twitter behaviour is coming around to bite him in the proverbial. On Monday, we learned that he is being sued for defamation by the British diver he accused of being a child molester on Twitter and on Tuesday, we learned of the DOJ investigation. It's all adding up to unnecessary stress and distraction for the Tesla CEO and board at a time when the company needs to focus on building its production line and getting profitable. It is also, it bears repeating, all self-inflicted. – Felicity Duncan
By Tim Higgins
(The Wall Street Journal) Tesla Inc.on Tuesday said the Justice Department has opened an investigation into the company following Chief Executive Elon Musk's surprise tweet in August that he had secured funding to possibly take the electric-car maker private.
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