Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked a federal judge Tuesday to terminate a 2018 settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that resolved a federal lawsuit over Musk's allegedly false statements about efforts to take Tesla private.
Why it matters: The settlement, which required Musk to step down as the chair of Tesla, pay a $20 million fine and get pre-approval for all of his tweets about the company, has generated friction between the billionaire and federal regulators.