Elon Musk may be compelled to testify again in SEC's Twitter takeover probe

FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his security detail depart the company?s local office in Washington, U.S. January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday indicated a willingness to compel Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.

Lawyers for the billionaire appeared in a San Francisco courtroom on Thursday to urge U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to decide against the SEC, which is seeking to force Musk to testify as part of its probe into his 2022 purchase of social media giant Twitter. Another judge previously ruled in favor of the agency.