# Musk Attacks Trial Judge on X After Jury Finds He Defrauded Twitter Shareholders

_Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 3:25 AM EDT · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Elon Musk took to X to attack the judge presiding over the case in which a jury found he defrauded Twitter shareholders before acquiring the platform in 2022. The public attacks on a sitting judge come days after the verdict and raise fresh questions about accountability for executives who use social media to intimidate judicial proceedings.

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Elon Musk lost a trial last week where a jury found he defrauded Twitter shareholders before his 2022 acquisition. His response: attack the judge on X. The billionaire went after the presiding judge on his own platform days after the verdict.

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A jury last week found Elon Musk defrauded Twitter shareholders ahead of his 2022 acquisition. Musk's response was to publicly attack the presiding judge on X. The episode follows a pattern of using platform ownership to apply social pressure in ongoing legal proceedings, and it raises questions about how courts and bar associations respond when powerful parties attempt to intimidate the judiciary through social media.

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