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Taylor Odisho

Elon Musk Claims Under 'Criminal' Democratic Government 'Citizens are Prosecuted, While Serious Criminals Run Free'

Elon Musk responded to the SEC's lawsuit in an X post. (Credit: ALAIN JOCARD/AFP)

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk on Tuesday for not disclosing his Twitter, now X, holdings before he bought the social media platform, allowing him to "underpay by at least $150 million," and the tech billionaire responded, in typical fashion, on his platform.

An X user shared a hypothetical exchange in which Democrats mocked Musk for overpaying for Twitter before turning around and suing him "for turning in your disclosure form a little late, allow [sic] you to buy Twitter at a lower price."

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