By MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Technology Writer)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk was depicted Wednesday as either a liar who callously jeopardized the savings of “regular people” or a well-intentioned visionary as attorneys delivered opening statements at a trial focused on a Tesla buyout that never happened. The case is focused on two August 2018 tweets that the billionaire posted on Twitter, which he now owns. Nicholas Porritt, a lawyer representing Glen Littleton and other Tesla shareholders in the class-action case, promptly vilified Musk as he addressed jurors. After saying “funding secured” for the buyout, Musk followed up with another tweet that suggested a deal was imminent. “That was such a defining statement.”Musk’s 2018 tweets attracted the attention of securities regulators, who concluded that they were improper and that he was lying.
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