Couple of things - the "due diligence" thing is a moot point. Just because he waive it, doesn't mean you can perpetuate fraud. Twitter said they have less than X% bots - DD or not, that must be true. Not only for the purchase but the SEC. There's been talks of people going from 10's of thousands of followers to less than 100 when they did a bot purge. I can't find it now but one person lamented that everyone they interacted with there in 10 years was an AI bot, not real human. They're an influencer getting paid for their engagement - not really their fault but Twitter makes revenue based on engagement. This person's "job" disappeared overnight because it was based on fake "influence". Same with Facebook and Instagram - think about the bot fall out.
All that goes away and you see 2 of the largest "tech-net" companies basically have the same value as your local dive bar. Also - the "voice" touted by the left? The "millions of people that agree with them" - suddenly get exposed as figments of binary fiction. Same with the millions of XXX gender/YYYY disadvantaged groups that all take to Twitter/IG/FB/Snap etc to protest the right.
All that disappears. All of that is a nightmare for the left.
Say what you want about Elon but calling the richest man alive "an idiot" seems to show a lack of thinking. He didn't get there by being stupid and thinking steps ahead. He also didn't get there without some pretty heavy legal hitters himself. He has the data - either Twitter materially breeched the contract for purchase or they didn't. At this point - it might not even be about the actual % bots but if Twitter simply provided data how and when they said they would. Either you did or didn't. Elon isn't surprised in the least about the possible suit - he expects it because he knew it would trigger the second he canx the deal.
I don't see Elon doing this 1/2 assed.
Trump and Musk are putting the screws to Twitter BOD
Musk made the offer. The bod had to accept it or be sued by shareholders.
Then when they accepted it, Elon put their meat on the chopping block. Someone somewhere somehow knew the bastards were lying to the SEC and had decided to whack them.
How did Tru..., uh, someone know the BOD was lying to the SEC.
Answer: Wizards and Warlocks.
How did Trump know he won by a landslide?
Answer: Wizards and Warlocks.
How did Trump win against a crooked House in 2016?
Answer: Wizards and Warlocks
Someone was playing checkers when they should have been playing chess.... 4 D chess.