Elon Musk accused of cozying up to Trump by denying DOJ his tweets

Howell also had questioned the company’s opposition to the nondisclosure order, even asking whether the CEO, Elon Musk, was trying to “cozy up” to Trump. The company’s attorney had insisted that wasn’t the case. — Reuters

The room was locked when prosecutors from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office and lawyers from the company then known as Twitter Inc appeared Feb 9 before a federal judge in Washington.

The secrecy was needed to prevent word from reaching the subject of the court fight: Donald Trump.