Elon Musk is currently in China with President Donald Trump, defying a federal judge’s order to stay available for his ongoing trial. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO left the country despite being placed on “recall status,” meaning he was supposed to be ready to return to the witness stand at short notice. His trip has left the court and legal experts scratching their heads over what happens when a billionaire witness ignores the rules.
The trial in question is Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, the artificial intelligence startup he co-founded. According to NBC, Musk claims the company abandoned its original nonprofit mission by creating a for-profit arm. He testified over three days last month in Oakland, California, and was supposed to stick around in case he was called back.
