Musk of"destruction of evidence," pointing out the messages on the encrypted app had been set to delete after a designated period of time.between Musk and Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, as well as Oracle Cofounder Larry Ellison, regarding the purchase that it said Musk's legal team did not produce for discovery.
In a response to the accusations that was filed on Thursday, Musk's legal team called the Signal message an"isolated occurrence" and published the messages between Musk and Gorman, as well as Ellison. "The April 25 message from Mr. Andreessen that is the centerpiece of Twitter's motion — was a message sent Musk, which Musk had responded by directing Andreessen to e-mail Birchall," the filing said.
Musk's legal team also pointed to Signal messages that Twitter has allegedly failed to produce, citing its deposition with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey in which he reportedly said"all of my staff, all of my team was on Signal" due to its"encryption technology" and"independence from major companies like Amazon and Meta."
Twitter appears to be building a case around some of Musk's texts. Earlier this month, the social-media company's lawyers from Musk to a Morgan Stanley banker in which the billionaire said he wanted to"slow down" the deal, saying in private texts that it wouldn't make sense to buy Twitter"if we're heading into World War 3" with Russia.